Aug 01, 2023
With the acquisition of a new administrative status -
the center of Almaty region, a new strategy for the development of the city of
Konaev has been defined. The main directions of the city's development in the
near future are reflected in the General Plan approved by the relevant
resolution of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
The main goal of the General Plan is to create a
comfortable and safe living environment with interconnected development of all
elements of the planning structure, rational functional zoning and placement of
industrial, communal and recreational zones. The Plan also takes into account
the existing settlements and residential complexes included in the prospective
boundaries of the city.
Estimated periods of the Plan realization are defined
till 2050. According to the plan, during this period the city should become a
modern multifunctional administrative, financial and cultural,
industrial-innovative, transport-logistic, scientific-educational center of the
region, as well as the center of innovation-industrial, food belt of Almaty
agglomeration, oil refining, gas processing and petrochemistry. In addition,
the city has great potential as one of the main tourist destinations of Almaty
region, a center of water recreation and water sports, tourism, hunting and
fishing.
Recall, the city of Konaev - the administrative center
of Almaty region, formed in 1970 during the construction of Kapshagay HPP, is
located in the south-eastern part of Almaty region. Population is 54 907
people. The area is 56.03 square kilometers.
Until May 2022, the city was developed in accordance
with the General Plan of Kapchagay city approved by the Government of the
Republic of Kazakhstan on February 26, 2010. On May 3, 2022 the city was
renamed to Konaev.
Since June 8, 2022 the city became the administrative center of Almaty region in its new boundaries (after the separation of the newly formed Zhetysu region from this region).