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Alatau: Special Status, District Planning and Initial Construction Projects

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Published · last updated · 20 Sep 2025 – 5 Oct 2025

The President of Kazakhstan has signed a decree granting Alatau the special status of a city with accelerated development. The master plan outlines four specialized districts: Gate (Finance), Golden (Education/Medicine), Growing (Industry/Logistics), and Green (Tourism). Construction has already commenced on initial projects, including the K-Park cultural center and a PepsiCo production facility.

District: Gate (named in the source)

Key facts

  • Area: Over 88,000 hectares, planned for up to 2 million residents by 2050.
  • Districts: Gate (4,000 ha), Golden (15,000 ha), Growing (36,000 ha), Green (31,000 ha).
  • Investments: PepsiCo investing 80 billion tenge in a chip factory; construction underway.
  • Infrastructure: State responsibility for roads and utilities; private financing for construction (EPCF).
  • Digitalization: Smart city technology and cryptocurrency support planned.

All sources (13)

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  2. Утверждён новый генплан Alatau City24.kz · · RU
  3. ­Здесь будет город-smart!Казахстанская правда · · RU
  4. Песочница будущего. Зачем Казахстану новый городTengriNews · · KK
  5. What we know about Kazakhstan’s new Alatau City projectQazinform · · EN
  6. Представлен план развития Alatau city24.kz · · RU
  7. Preparations underway for development of Alatau City's four districtsQazinform · · EN
  8. Канат Бозумбаев ознакомился с подготовкой к застройке четырех дистриктов Alatau CityPrimeMinister.kz · · RU
  9. Алатау — полицентричный город для жизни, учебы, работы и отдыхаinform.kz · · RU
  10. Бозумбаев проверил, как идёт подготовка к застройке Alatau CityForbes.kz · · RU
  11. Город будущего в Казахстане: строительство Алатау стартует уже в 2026 годуAlmaty.tv · · RU
  12. В Алматы началась разработка проекта нового города Alatau Cityhttps://the-tech.kz/ · · RU
  13. Alatau City – старт большого строительства24.kz · · RU

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