East Kazakhstan

East Kazakhstan region Шығыс Қазақстан облысы Восточно-Казахстанская область
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Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Administrative headquarters :	Öskemen
Founded:	March 10, 1932
Area :	283,226  km²
Residents :	1,369,597 (Jan 1, 2020)
Population density :	5 inhabitants per km²
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Postal code :	07xxxx
Telephone code :	+7 (722), (723)
License plate :	16 (old: F, U)
KATO code:	630000000
ISO 3166-2 :	Concentration camp VOS
Äkim ( governor ) :	Danial Akhmetov
Website :	akimvko.gov.kz
Location in Kazakhstan

The East Kazakhstan region ( Kazakh Шығыс Қазақстан облысы / Schyghys Qasaqstan oblysy ; Russian Восточно-Казахстанская область / Vostochno-Kazakhstan is one of the north-east of Kazakhstan and is located in the north-east of Kazakhstan Oblast . Its area is 283,200 square kilometers and its population is 1,369,635 (2020). The population consists of 54.5 percent Kazakhs , 40.5 percent Russians , and 5 percent other nationalities.

geography

The eastern part of Oblysy lies largely in the Altai Mountains along with the Qalbagebirge . The highest point is the Belucha on the border with Russia at 4506  m . The average temperatures in January are between −17 ° C and −26 ° C, in July between 19 ° C and 23 ° C. Between 120 mm and 1500 mm (in the mountains) of precipitation fall annually. The largest river is the Irtysh , other larger rivers are the Uba , Kurtschum and Buchtarma . Larger lakes are the Saissansee , which merges into the Buchtarma reservoir , as well as Markakol and Alaköl-See , in which the Oblysy has a share.

history

At the time of the Soviet Union , the two oblasts of Semipalatinsk and East Kazakhstan existed in the area of ​​today's Oblysy , which were merged in 1997 in an administrative reform to form today's East Kazakhstan area.

Semipalatinsk nuclear test site

Near Semipalatinsk who entertained Soviet Union with the Semipalatinsk Test Site one of its largest nuclear test site . Erected in 1946, a total of 498 nuclear tests were carried out there between 1949 and 1989, mostly for military purposes. The first Soviet atomic bomb was detonated here on August 29, 1949, and the world's first hydrogen bomb on August 12, 1953 . The tests took place in the atmosphere or on the ground until 1962, after which they were carried out underground. The approximately 18,000 km² test site was secret and strictly shielded. The uninformed population in the area, especially the herdsmen, suffered from severe health impairments. A contamination occurred within a radius of up to 200 km.

population

Population groups

Ethnic group	VZ 1989		VZ 1999		VZ 2009
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Kazakhs	687.879	38.92	743.098	48.54	781.732	55.97
Russians	914.424	51.74	694.705	45.38	561.183	40.18
Tatars	27,982	1.58	24,506	1.60	17,789	1.27
German	66,924	3.79	32.141	2.10	14,030	1.00
Ukrainians	35,702	2.02	15.969	1.04	7,078	0.51
Belarusians	9,085	0.51	4,524	0.30	1999	0.14
Chechens	2,790	0.16	1,690	0.11	1,651	0.12
Korean	1,553	0.09	1,574	0.10	1,491	0.11
Azerbaijanis	1,744	0.10	1,426	0.09	1,373	0.10
Uzbeks	2,346	0.13	1,203	0.08	1,215	0.09
Other	21,340	1.20	10,188	0.67	7,325	0.52

Population development

year Residents 1939¹ 538.245 1959¹ 734.924 1970¹ 1,559,078 1979¹ 1,646,039 1989¹ 1,771,769 1999¹ 1,531,024 2000 1,516,785

year Residents 2001 1,499,097 2002 1,482,550 2003 1,465,931 2004 1,455,412 2005 1,442,097 2006 1,431,180 2007 1,424,513

year Residents 2008 1,417,384 2009¹ 1,396,866 2010 1,398,219 2011 1,398,083 2012 1,395,059 2013 1,393,964 2014 1,394,018

year Residents 2015 1,395,324 2016 1,396,086 2017 1,389,568 2018 1,383,745 2019 1,378,527 2020 1,369,597

¹ census result

Politics and administration

Administrative division

The area is divided into 19 districts ( Kazakh Ауданы Audany ; Russian Район Rajon ). The cities of Kurchatov , Ridder , Öskemen and Semei each represent their own urban district. Other cities are Altai , Ajagös , Saissan , Schar , Schemonaicha and Serebrjansk .

Administrative division of the Eastern Kazakhstan region

Audany	Area [km²]	Residents	Administrative headquarters
Abai	21,100	14,147	Qarauyl
Ajagös	37,878	71,670	Ajagös
Altai	10,500	64,791	Altai
Besqaraghai	11,300	18,299	Besqaraghai
Borodulicha	7,200	35,403	Borodulicha
Glubokoje	7,300	60,999	Glubokoje
Kökpekti	14,600	27,597	Kökpekti
Furrichim	23,200	23,408	Furrichim
Kurchatov (city)	110	12,317	Kurchatov
Öskemen (city)	600	346.127	Öskemen
Qaton Qaraghai	13,200	22.306	Ülken Naryn
Ridder (city)	3,400	56,455	Ridder
Saissan	10,400	36,698	Saissan
Sharma	22,600	37,042	Calf dew
Shemonaicha	4,000	42,981	Shemonaicha
Semei (city)	27,700	349,957	Semei
Tarbaghatai	23,800	38,053	Aqsuat
Ulan	9,500	38,585	Qassym Qaissenow
Urschar	23,400	72,762	Urschar
As of January 1, 2020

Äkim (governor)

List of governors ( Kazakh Әкім , Äkim ) of the Eastern Kazakhstan region since 1992:

No.	Surname	Term of office (beginning)	Term of office (end)
1	Amangeldi Bektemisov	February 1992	June 17, 1994
2	Yuri Lavrinenko	June 17, 1994	November 30, 1995
3	Leonid Dessjatnik	November 30, 1995	April 10, 1996
4th	Qashymurat Naghymanov	April 10, 1996	April 17, 1997
5	Wiltali Mette	April 17, 1997	February 27, 2003
6th	Talghatbek Abaidildin	February 27, 2003	December 8, 2004
7th	Viktor Khrapunov	December 8, 2004	January 11, 2007
8th	Schänibek Karibschanow	January 11, 2007	May 7, 2008
9	Ädilghasy Bergenow	May 7, 2008	March 4, 2009
10	Berdibek Saparbayev	March 4, 2009	November 11, 2014
11	Danial Akhmetov	November 11, 2014	officiating

Economy and Infrastructure

In the mountain region, non-ferrous metal processing is predominant due to the natural resources available there. The main industries are mechanical engineering, metal processing, wood industry, light industry, food industry and the production of building materials. There are three hydropower plants on the Irtysh.

In agriculture, the cultivation of wheat, sunflowers, potatoes, vegetables and fruit dominate. Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs and horses are kept, and meat, milk and hides are used as agricultural products. Beekeeping, fish farming and fur farming are also widespread. The Irtysh is navigable.

Web links

Commons : East Kazakhstan  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the East Kazakhstan region (English, Kazakh and Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian). 
2. ↑ Ethnic composition: 1989 census (data for regions). pop-stat.mashke.org, accessed August 9, 2020 (Russian).
3. ↑ Ethnic composition: 1999 census (data for regions). pop-stat.mashke.org, accessed August 9, 2020 (Russian).
4. ↑ Ethnic composition: 2009 census. pop-stat.mashke.org, accessed August 9, 2020 (Russian).

Coordinates: 50 ° 0 '  N , 82 ° 0'  E