East Kazakhstan Region

East Kazakhstan Region borders Abai Region to the west, Russia's Altai Krai and Altai Republic to the north and China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to the south and east.

The region occupies a very diverse range of geographic and climatic regions with the Altai Mountains in the east and the eastern margins of the Kazakh Steppe in the west of the region.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

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As of 2025, the East Kazakhstan Region has a population of 723,967.https://stat.gov.kz/api/iblock/element/336996/file/en/

Ethnic composition of the region at the beginning of 2025:

• Kazakh: 50.96%
• Russian: 44.23%
• German: 1.38%
• Tatar: 0.85%
• Ukrainians: 0.78%
• Belarusians: 0.24%
• Azerbaijanis: 0.19%
• Poles: 0.14%
• Uzbeks: 0.13%
• Koreans: 0.13%
• Others: 0.97%

Religious composition of the population according to 2021 census is below:{{cite web |url=https://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT464825 |title=2021 жылғы Қазақстан Республикасы халқының ұлттық санағының қорытындылары |trans-title=Results of the 2021 national census of the Republic of Kazakhstan |access-date=2023-03-07 |archive-date=2022-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902140633/https://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT464825 |url-status=dead }}

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|1979 |1,657,403

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The region is administratively divided into eleven districts and the cities of Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Ridder, and Altai.{{cite web|url=http://www.akimvko.gov.kz/en/rule/akimat-vostochno-kazaxstanskoj-oblasti/akimatyi-gorodov-i-rajonov/|title=Akimats of cities and districts|publisher=East Kazakhstan Region's Akimat|access-date=12 December 2012}}

1. Altai District, the town of Altai;
2. Glubokoye District, the settlement of Glubokoye;
3. Katonkaragay District, the village of Katonkaragay;
4. Kurshim District, the village of Kurshim;
5. Markakol, the village of Markakol;
6. Samar, the village of Samar;
7. Shemonaikha District, the town of Shemonaikha;
8. Tarbagatay District, the village of Aksuat;
9. Ulan District, the settlement of Molodyozhny;
10. Ulken Naryn, the settlement of Ulken Naryn;
11. Zaysan District, the town of Zaysan;

^* The following localities in East Kazakhstan Region have town status: Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), Ayagoz, Shar, Ridder, Serebryansk, Shemonaikha, Zaysan, and Altai (Zyryan).

East Kazakhstan Region's economy is dominated by industry, particularly the metallurgy industry, although the region also has a significant energy industry, forestry industry, food industry, and various light industries.

₸619.4 billion was invested in the regional economy, an increase of 23.0%.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}{{When|date=August 2020}} A significant increase in investment was observed in industry (30.6%), transport and warehousing (36.2%), agriculture (13.8%), and construction (7.2%).{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}{{When|date=August 2020}} Investments in fixed assets increased by 5.4% to ₸59.7 billion.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}{{When|date=August 2020}}

Since 2010, 74 investment projects have been implemented, at a value of ₸1.3 trillion, creating 17,600 jobs, including 3 projects of national significance.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

For the period from 2010 to 2019, 50 projects were commissioned for a total of ₸731.4 billion, creating 8,600 jobs, including 4 projects in 2019 for a total of ₸24.1 billion, creating 164 jobs.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In 2020, the region plans to implement 5 projects totaling ₸16.0 billion, creating 610 jobs.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

From 2021 to 2025, the region plans to implement 19 projects with a total investment of ₸555.0 billion and the creation of 8.4 thousand new jobs.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

Significant industrial projects planned by the region include the construction of an automobile plant and industrial park for the production of automotive components in Öskemen under the joint-stock company "Asia Auto Kazakhstan" in 2021,{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} and the expansion of processing capacities of Aktogay GOK by duplicating the existing sulfide factory run by KAZ Minerals Aktogay LLP in 2021.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

In January–February 2020, ₸59.7 billion was invested in the regional economy, with an increase of 105.4%.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

During the first half of 2020, the region's agricultural output totaled ₸157.1 billion, of which, ₸155.9 billion came from cattle breeding, and ₸1.1 billion came from crop growing.{{Cite web|script-title=ru:Сельское хозяйство|trans-title=Agriculture|url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/activities/570?lang=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814185608/https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/activities/570?lang=ru|archive-date=2020-08-14|access-date=2020-08-14|publisher=Akimat of the East Kazakhstan Region|language=ru}} Investments in agricultural fixed assets in the first half of 2020 totaled to ₸14.7 billion.

In the first half of 2020, 1.371. million hectares of crops were sown. During that time, the region recorded 1.2777 million heads of cattle, 477.4 thousand heads of horses, and 2.1759 million heads of sheep and goats.

In the first half of 2020, the region's industrial output totaled ₸1.0973 trillion.{{Cite web|script-title=ru:Промышленность и бизнес|trans-title=Industry and Business|url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/activities/449?lang=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814191212/https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/activities/449?lang=ru|archive-date=2020-08-14|access-date=2020-08-14|publisher=Akimat of the East Kazakhstan Region}} During this period, the region's mining industry accounted for ₸286.7 billion in output, the metallurgy industry accounted for ₸489.5 billion, the machine-building industry accounted for ₸120.4 billion, the chemicals industry accounted for ₸10.9 billion, woodworking accounted for ₸2.5 billion, light industry accounted for ₸2.3 billion, and another ₸185 billion came from other industries.

The bulk of the region's metallurgical products are exported.

The region's machine-building industry mostly produces mining equipment, equipment for mineral processing, oil and gas production, industrial capacitors, cables and wires, and vehicles.

As of 2019, the region has 312 libraries, 10 museums, and 1 "institution for the protection of historical and cultural heritage".{{Cite web|script-title=ru:Культура|trans-title=Culture|url=https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/activities/181?lang=ru|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814175805/https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/akimvko/activities/181?lang=ru|archive-date=2020-08-14|access-date=2020-08-14|publisher=Akimat of the East Kazakhstan Region|language=ru}}

As of 2019, the region has 301 culture clubs, 2 theaters, a zoo, 9 "houses of friendship", 6 cinemas, and 3 parks.

In 2018, the Kazakhstan Ministry of Culture has funded archaeological excavations into the {{Interlanguage link|Shilikty Mounds|lt=|ru|Шиликты (курганы)|WD=}} and other nearby sites in the region to uncover cultural artifacts.

The East Kazakhstan Region and neighboring Almaty Region share Lake Alakol, a major domestic tourist site. In 2013, UNESCO established the Alakol Biosphere Reserve, stating that the lake and its surroundings are an important part of the Central Asian Flyway.{{Cite web|date=July 2013|title=Alakol|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/kazakhstan/alakol/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814182136/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/environment/ecological-sciences/biosphere-reserves/asia-and-the-pacific/kazakhstan/alakol/|archive-date=2020-08-14|access-date=2020-08-14|publisher=UNESCO}} Birds native to the lake include the Dalmatian Pelican, the Eurasian Spoonbill, the Greater Flamingo, and the Ferruginous Duck. The lake's color changes during the day, from azure-blue in the morning to purple at sunset.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} On sunny days the lake has a notably bright color, and on cloudy days the water is dark grey.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}} The improvement of infrastructure near the lake, as well as its alleged medicinal properties, have led to increased tourism in recent years.{{Citation needed|date=August 2020}}

The Altai Alps ski resort, in the town of {{Interlanguage link|Tawlı Ülbi|lt=|kk|Таулы Үлбі|WD=}} approximately 24 kilometres east of Öskemen, serves as a popular skiing destination.{{Cite web|last=Shayakhmetova|first=Zhanna|date=2017-12-14|title=Altai Alps ski resort welcomes visitors to enjoy winter activities, improve skills|url=https://astanatimes.com/2017/12/altai-alps-ski-resort-welcomes-visitors-to-enjoy-winter-activities-improve-skills/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814184247/https://astanatimes.com/2017/12/altai-alps-ski-resort-welcomes-visitors-to-enjoy-winter-activities-improve-skills/|archive-date=2020-08-14|access-date=2020-08-14|website=The Astana Times|language=en}}

The {{Interlanguage link|Raxman Spring Sanatorium|lt=|kk|Рахман қайнары (шипажай)|WD=}} and the Katon-Karagay National Park are both located in the Katonkaragay District in the northeastern part of the region.

The region sent a bandy team to the Spartakiade 2009 and finished third.{{Cite web |url=http://akghaik.ru/photo/9-2-0-0-2?photo=170 |title=Команда Восточно-Казахстанской области. |access-date=2014-06-10 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140610161357/http://akghaik.ru/photo/9-2-0-0-2?photo=170 |archive-date=2014-06-10 |url-status=dead }}

• Semipalatinsk Test Site
• Russian irredentism
• Russian imperialism

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• [http://akimvko.gov.kz/ Official regional administration website]

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