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Information about the city

Astana has been the capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan since December 10, 1997. The status of a millionaire city was achieved in June 2017, when the population was 1,002,874 inhabitants.

Administratively, the city is divided into 5 districts: Almaty, Baikonur, Yesil, Saryarka, Nura.

Almaty district

Square: 154.71 {{ SL.chooseTranslation({ 'ru': 'км2', 'kz': 'км2', 'en': 'km2', }) }}

Almaty district (kaz. Almaty audany) is an administrative-territorial unit of the city of Astana. It was formed on May 6, 1998.

Baikonur district

Square: 181,29 {{ SL.chooseTranslation({ 'ru': 'км2', 'kz': 'км2', 'en': 'km2', }) }}

Baikonur district (kaz. Baikonur audany) is an administrative-territorial unit of the city of Astana. The district was created by the resolution of the Akimat of Astana No. 06-354 dated 26.02.2018 and the decision of the Maslikhat of Astana No. 235/28[4].

Yesil district

Square: 200,22 {{ SL.chooseTranslation({ 'ru': 'км2', 'kz': 'км2', 'en': 'km2', }) }}

Yesilsky district (kaz. Yesil audany) is an administrative-territorial unit of the city of Astana. The Esil district was created by the Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on August 5, 2008.

Saryarka district

Square: 67,75 {{ SL.chooseTranslation({ 'ru': 'км2', 'kz': 'км2', 'en': 'km2', }) }}

In the area there are transport interchanges of intercity routes and many industrial enterprises of the capital

Nura district

Square: 193,36 {{ SL.chooseTranslation({ 'ru': 'км2', 'kz': 'км2', 'en': 'km2', }) }}

Nurinsky district or "Nura" district is an administrative-territorial unit of the city of Astana. The district was created in 2022.

Square

797,33 sq. km.

Neighboring regions and countries:

in the north - NKR
the east - Pavlodar in
the south - Karaganda in
the west - Kostanay

Climatic conditions

Sharply continental.
The average annual temperature is 3.1 °C.
Precipitation falls 300 mm per year.

Geographical data

The city stands on a steppe plain. The relief of the territory occupied by it is low above-floodplain terraces. Chestnut soils predominate.

Astana is located on the banks of the Ishim River. The city is divided into two parts — the right and left bank. The hydrographic network of the city is represented not only by the only Ishim River, but also by its minor right tributaries-the Sarybulak and Akbulak. There are numerous fresh and salt lakes within a radius of 25-30 km around the city.

About the city

The convenient location in the center of the Eurasian continent makes Astana an economically profitable transport, communication and logistics center, a kind of transit bridge between Europe and Asia. The transfer of the capital gave a powerful impetus to the economic development of Astana.

The high growth rates of the city's economy attract numerous investors. The capital's economy is based on industrial production, transport, communications, trade and construction. Industrial production is mainly concentrated in the production of building materials, food/beverages and mechanical engineering. Astana occupies a leading position in Kazakhstan in the production of construction metal products, ready-to-use concrete, and construction products made of concrete.

Among the largest enterprises of the city, there are such objects as the Tselinograd Car Repair Plant, the Tsesna-Astyk concern, the Tulpar-Talgo LLP passenger car assembly plant, the Eurocopter Kazakhstan Engineering LLP helicopter assembly plant, etc.