Alatau City: Special Status and Governance Structure 2025

Law & taxGoldenOfficial: Alatau City Authority2 Sources

Published 8 Nov 2026 · last updated 8 Nov 2026 · 31 Dec 2025

On September 26, 2025, Alatau City was officially granted the special legal status of a “Territory of Accelerated Development” by presidential decree. Concurrently, the Alatau City Authority (ACA) was established as the operational development body. The inaugural meeting of the Development Council, chaired by Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov, took place in November.

District: Golden (named in the source)

Key facts

• September 26, 2025: Decree granting special status “Territory of Accelerated Development”.
• November 2025: Inaugural meeting of the Development Council chaired by Olzhas Bektenov.
• November 2025: Approval of revised Master Plan covering 98,982.98 hectares.
• September 2025: Groundbreaking of first anchor project K-PARK in the Golden District.
• 2025: 103,000 sqm of residential space commissioned; 41 projects creating over 21,000 jobs.

All sources (2)

1. Большой прорыв: чего добился Alatau City в 2025 годуTengriNews · 31 Dec 2025 · RU
2. Official: Alatau City AuthorityAlatau City in 2025: Year in ReviewAlatau City Authority · 31 Dec 2025 · EN