The area of the region is 146.2 thousand sq. km.
Population as of 01.12.2024 - 787.9 thousand people, of which urban - 450.2 thousand people (57.1%).
The region consists of 17 districts, 3 cities of regional
and 8 cities of district significance.
In 2024, within the framework of the Unified Industrialization Map, 2 projects were implemented in Kokshetau (a complex for processing legumes, oilseeds and grain crops of Garanti Export LLP for 400 million tenge, an asphalt plant of ABZ-2024 LLP - for 500 million tenge).
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 333.6 billion tenge or 122.8% of the 2023 figure. 661.4 thousand square meters of housing were commissioned (an increase of 0.3%).
(for Q3 2024). Self-employed (105 thousand people) - 24.8%
of the economically active population (422.7 thousand people).
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 109.3%, including for food products - 107.2%.
As of January 1, 2025, 736.7 billion tenge or 98.6% of the financing plan for the reporting period was spent.
The state budget received 521.9 billion tenge in taxes and other mandatory payments, or 101.6% of the forecast, including 303.1 billion tenge to the republican budget (99.8% of the forecast), and 218.8 billion tenge to the local budget (104.3% of the forecast).
Coverage of children aged 2 to 6 years with preschool education is 94.4%.
In the field of education, the construction of an extension to the special boarding school No. 4 for 80 places in the village of Otemis in the Tselinograd district and for 1,200 places in the city of Kosshy,
2 kindergartens in the city of Kokshetau has been completed.
Within the framework of the National Project "Comfortable School", the construction of 9 schools for 12,200 places has been completed in the villages of Karaotkel, Karazhar, Kabanbai Batyr, Koyandy, Akmol and Talapker (2 projects) and the city of Kokshetau (2 projects). The construction of 5 schools is ongoing: in Birzhan sal (Bulandy village), Sandytausky (Petrovka village), Tselinogradsky (Zhana Zhol village) districts and the cities of Stepnogorsk (Bestobe settlement), Kokshetau, as well as 3 kindergartens: in Tselinogradsky district (Karaotkel village), the cities of Koshy and Kokshetau.
In the healthcare sector, the construction of the Primary Health Care Center in Koyandy village of Tselinogradsky district, and the FAP in Novoselskoye village of Atbasarsky district has been completed. The construction of a hospital combined with a polyclinic in Stepnyak city of Birzhan sal district is also ongoing. Within the framework of the National Project "Modernization of Rural Healthcare", the construction of 28 facilities has been completed (10 medical outpatient clinics in the villages of: Novorybinka of Akkolsky District, Erkinshilik of Yereymentausky District, Svobodnoye and Aksay of Yesilsky District, Aidabul of Zerendinsky District, Arayly, Zhalgyzkudyk, Nuresil, Orazak of Tselinogradsky District, Novokubanka of Shortandy District; 16 FAPs in the villages of: Kyna, Uryupinka of Akkolsky District, Sergeyevka of Atbasarsky District, Andykozha Batyr of Birzhan Sal District, Novobratskoye of Bulandy District, Baumanskoye of Yegindykolsky District, Malik Gabdullin of Zerendinsky District, Tonkeris, Karamendy Batyr, Manshuk, Otemis, Zhana Zhaynak,
For 2024, 33.1 billion tenge have been allocated for the development of water supply and sanitation systems. The funds are directed to the construction of 24 (10.3 billion tenge) and reconstruction of 41 facilities (20.4 billion tenge), development of design and estimate documentation for 3 projects (83.6 million tenge), exploration work (194.5 million tenge), routine repairs of 14 facilities (1 billion tenge,
including from the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan reserve - 572.5 million tenge), acquisition of 44 KBM (1.1 billion tenge).
In January-December 2024, there was a 19.1% increase in serious crimes, with a 64.1% clearance rate. The number of especially serious crimes increased 1.9 times, with a 100% clearance rate.