Land relations
(as of 1 March 2021)
The territory of the West Kazakhstan region is 15 million 133 thousand hectares.
Agricultural land – 7268.5 thousand hectares, (including arable land – 576.8 thousand hectares, perennial plantings – 1.9 thousand hectares, deposits – 458 thousand hectares, hayfields – 467.5 thousand hectares, pastures – 5710 thousand hectares, other land – 54.3 thousand hectares).
The lands of the settlements amount to 2323.3 thousand hectares.
The land of industry, transport, communications, defense and other non-agricultural purposes is located on an area of 46.8 thousand hectares.
The lands of specially protected natural territories amount to 12.4 thousand hectares.
The land of the forest fund is 217 thousand hectares.
Land of the water fund – 81.5 thousand. hectares.
The reserve lands amount to 3,720. 7 thousand hectares, (including perennial plantings of 0.5 thousand hectares, deposits – 531.8 thousand hectares, hayfields – 463.7 thousand hectares, pastures – 2260.6 thousand hectares, other lands – 464.1 thousand hectares).
On unused agricultural land
In accordance with the instructions of the Head of State for the region, local executive and authorized bodies are working to identify unused land and re-involve it in agricultural turnover.
For 2019-2020, 922 thousand hectares of unused agricultural land were identified in the region (652 thousand hectares of them in 2020).
Currently, 141 thousand hectares or 15% of the identified unused land has been returned to state ownership.
Of the returned land, 52 thousand hectares or 37% are involved in agricultural turnover.
To date, the land area of 88 thousand hectares, or 63%, remains not involved in agricultural turnover.
As a result of the work carried out by local executive bodies, land users on an area of 543 thousand hectares or 59% have started to develop their land plots.
According to the materials of land plots with an area of 238 thousand hectares or 26%, local executive bodies are working on returning to state ownership.
Competitions for agricultural land
In 2020, 51 tenders were held to grant land use rights to 760 land plots with an area of 611 thousand hectares, of which 674 land plots with an area of 545 thousand hectares were granted.
Land auctions for commercial purposes
In 2020, 40 auctions were held for 229 land plots with an area of 214 hectares, of which 122 land plots with an area of 148 hectares were sold.
Individual housing construction
In the region, certain work is being carried out on the allocation of land plots for individual housing construction. As of February 15, 2021, the number of citizens who are on the waiting list for land plots for individual housing construction is 104,326 people (in Uralsk, 72,402 people).
In 2020, 386 land plots were provided (Akzhayyk – 87, Baiterek – 42, Burlinsky – 149, Zhanibeksky – 6, Kaztalovsky – 42, Taskalinsky – 18, Terektinsky – 37, Shyngyrlau – 5).
Today, the region in the framework of the program "Nurly Zher" planned giving 1521 land in Akzhaik district – 294; Burlinsky – 353; Bayterek – 202; Karatobinsky – 144; Terektinsky – 528.
In 2017, according to the program "Nurly Zher" in the city of Uralsk on the territory of the village Krugloozernoye developed and approved a plan for a detailed layout for residential housing on 1141 land plots. Land plots will be provided after the necessary engineering communications are completed.
To date, about summing utilities to land plots for individual housing construction Department construction Uralsk, prepared by the relevant project documentation and the state expertise. Currently, work has begun on bringing water supply to these areas.