The area of the region is 146.2 thousand sq. km.
Population as of 01.10.2024 - 788.4 thousand people, of which urban - 449.6 thousand people (57%).
The region consists of 17 districts, 3 cities of regional and 8 cities of district significance.
Ethnic composition: Kazakhs - 56.6%, Russians - 26.5%, others - 16.9%.
In 2024, within the framework of the Unified Industrialization Map, it is planned to implement 6 projects worth 2.3 billion tenge with the creation of 185 new jobs, including the implementation of a complex for processing legumes, oilseeds and grain crops of Garanti Export LLP in Kokshetau for 400 million tenge, 10 jobs were created.
10.8 billion tenge were allocated for the implementation of support and development of small and medium businesses in 2024, incl. for subsidies - 9.4 billion tenge, loan guarantees - 659.3 million tenge, grant financing - 189 million tenge, connection of production infrastructure - 526.5 million tenge.
The volume of construction work increased to 225.3 billion tenge or 111.5% of the 2023 figure. 492.9 thousand square meters of housing were commissioned (a decline of 9.7% is due to a decrease in the commissioned area of commercial housing in the regional center, due to a shortage of thermal energy).
The average monthly nominal wage
for January-September 2024 amounted to 323.4 thousand tenge, which is 12.8% higher than the 2023 level.
The consumer price index was 107.1%, including 103.9% for food products.
As of November 1, 2024, 545.7 billion tenge or 94.4% of the financing plan for the reporting period was spent.
The state budget received 377.5 billion tenge in taxes and other mandatory payments, or 83.6% of the forecast, including 202.1 billion tenge (69.9% of the forecast) to the republican budget and 175.4 billion tenge (107.8% of the forecast) to the local budget.
The coverage of children aged 2 to 6 years with preschool education is 93.3%.
In the field of education, the construction of schools for 80 places in the village of Otemis in the Tselinograd district and for 1200 places in the city of Kosshy, an extension to the special boarding school No. 4 and 2 kindergartens in the city of Kokshetau has been completed.
The construction of 5 schools continues: in Birzhan sal (village of Bulandy), Sandytausky (village of Petrovka), Tselinogradsky (village of Zhana Zhol) districts, the cities of Stepnogorsk (p. Bestobe), Kokshetau, as well as 2 kindergartens: the cities of Kosshy and Kokshetau.
Within the framework of the National Project "Comfortable School", the construction of 6 schools for 1,200 students each has been completed in the villages of Karaotkel, Akmol and Talapker (2 projects), Karazhar, Kabanbai Batyr Tselinograd District, and the construction of 3 schools in the village of Koyandy Tselinograd District and the city of Kokshetau (2 projects) is also ongoing. In the field of healthcare, the construction of the Primary Health Care Center in the village of Koyandy Tselinograd District and the FAP in the Atbasar District, the village of Novoselskoye (within the framework of the project "Auyl-El besigi") has been completed.
The construction of a hospital combined with a polyclinic in the city of Stepnyak, Birzhan sal district, continues. Within the framework of the National Project "Modernization of Rural Healthcare", 38 projects are being implemented with the connection of engineering infrastructure (14 medical outpatient clinics in the villages of: Novorybinka of Akkolsky, Stary Koluton, Astrakhansky District, Arnasai of Arshalynsky, Erkinshilik of Yereymentausky, Svobodnoye and Aksai of Yesilsky, Pyatigorskoye of Zharkainsky District, Aidabul of Zerendinsky, Arayly, Zhalgyzkudyk, Nuresil, Zhanaesil, Orazak of Tselinogradsky, Novokubanka of Shortandysky Districts; 21 FAPs in the villages of: Kyna, Uryupinka of Akkolsky, Sergeyevka of Atbasarsky, Andykozha Batyr of Birzhan Sal District, Novobratskoye, Partizanka and Altyndy of Bulandynsky, Baumanskoye of Yegindykolsky, Kirovskoye of Zhaksynsky, Malika Gabdullina Zerendinsky, Tonkeris, Karamendy Batyr, Manshuk, Otemis, Zhana Zhainak, Zharlykol, R. Koshkarbaeva and Prirechnoye of Tselinogradsky, Prigorodnoye, Tonkeris and Klyuchi of Shortandysky districts; 3 medical points in the villages of Razdolnoye, Shalkar and Yntymak of Tselinogradsky district). Of these, 1 project has been implemented - the construction of a feldsher-midwife station in the village of Baumanskoye of Egindykolsky district.
For 2024, 35 billion tenge have been allocated for the development of water supply and sanitation systems. The funds were allocated for the construction of 23 (10 billion tenge)
and reconstruction of 43 facilities (22.3 billion tenge), development of design and estimate documentation for 3 projects (83.6 million tenge), exploration work (606.9 million tenge), routine repairs of 15 facilities (1.1 billion tenge), acquisition of 38 KBM (945 million tenge).
In January-October 2024, there was an increase in serious crimes by 9.3%, the clearance rate for them was 66.6%. The number of especially serious crimes increased
by 1.8 times, the clearance rate for them was 97.9%.