Balkhash is a city located on the coast of Balkhash
Balkhash is a city located on the coast of Balkhash. One of the largest cities on the shores of Lake Balkhash is the city of Balkhash. The city is located in Bertys Harbor, 380 km from Karaganda. The population is 75.6 thousand people.
History
It was founded in 1931 as the village of Pribalkhashstroy. The city was founded in 1937 on the basis of the village of Pribalkhashstroy.
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Construction began in connection with the construction of the Konyrat copper deposit in 12 km north of Lake Balkhash and a large copper smelter operating on the basis of Karaganda coal. In 1967, at the London International Exhibition, Balkhash copper was recognized as the International Copper standard.
Tourism
City Beach
The recreational potential of Lake and surrounding natural monuments (Bektau Ata gorge, tugai forests) provides an excellent opportunity to receive tourists. Popular types of tourism on the shores of Lake Balkhash are beach tourism, water sports: sailing, kayaking and canoeing, sport fishing. On the shores of Lake Balkhash, more than 4 thousand people rest a year. The conditions for vacationers are created by 9 recreation zones of large industrial enterprises of the region and private entrepreneurs. The Almaty – Yekaterinburg highway of international and national significance runs along the western shore of the lake. One of the natural monuments located in the region is the Bektau Ata Mountain line. The peak of Mount bektau Ata reaches 1000 meters. The length of the bektau-Ata Mountain network is 4,000 hectares, but there are various atkals and rocks on its territory. About a hundred species of plants are widely distributed here, 45 of them are rare, and 8 are listed in the Red Book. In addition, on Mount Bektauata there is a cave "Aulie" with a source of fresh water, which is considered sacred. The bektau-Ata mountain range is a unique creation of the natural world that attracts tourists.
Population[
The city's population as of January 1, 2007 was 73.7 thousand people. There are 4 settlements in the city administration. According to reporting data, at the beginning of 2007, 56.8% of the population living in the city were Kazakhs, 33.5% were Russians, 1.9% were Germans, 1.5% were Tatars, 2.2% were Ukrainians, 0.4% were Belarusians, 1.6% were Koreans, and 2.1% were representatives of other nationalities.
Total coefficients per 1000 inhabitants of the population in 2006: birth rate-18.53 death rate-14.36 natural increase-4.17
Economy
Copper smelter in the city
Balkhash is one of the most important centers of non-ferrous metallurgy in the country. There is a joint-stock company "Balkhashmys", which includes copper and non-ferrous rolling plants, a chemical industry that receives sodium sulfuric acid and sulfuric acid from industrial gases.Its products are exported to several foreign countries. At the International Exhibition in London, Balkhash copper was recognized as the world standard as the purest copper (1967). In February 1997, the Balkhash copper smelter was acquired by the South Korean company "Samsung", which brought production to the capacity of the project within 6 months. During the month, it produced 11.5 thousand tons of refined copper. The annual production volume is 100 thousand tons.
In 2007, 414 economic entities were registered in the city, including 4 large, 45 medium, and 365 small entities. Main economic direction:
non-ferrous metallurgy;
energy;
Main enterprises of the city:
ZOTSM JSC
KGP "Su Zhyl Trans" under the mayor of Balkhash
Main types of manufactured products:
electric and thermal energy;
production of non-ferrous metals;
The list number of employees of large and medium - sized enterprises of the city in 2006 was 20,877 people, the average nominal salary was 31,683 tenge. The volume of industrial production in 2006 (excluding households) amounted to 216,083.4 million US dollars. tenge. According to annual Data, investments in fixed assets in 2006 amounted to 5 5005.3 million. in the amount of KZT, which is 117.7% compared to 2005. The volume of contract works performed by the enterprises themselves in 2006 amounted to 1978.6 million rubles. tenge, or 134.0% of the volume of 2005. The volume of retail trade turnover in 2006 (excluding public catering services) amounted to 3829.2 million US dollars. the volume of provision of tools and paid services (without public administration services) in the amount of KZT 887.8 million. tenge.
Agriculture
In 2006, crop production accounted for a significant part of agricultural production.
As of July 1, 2006, the actual number of agricultural producers is: 1 agricultural enterprise, 1 active peasant farm, 3.6 thousand personal subsidiary farms of the population. 0.3 thousand hectares of agricultural land are used for the production of agricultural products in the region, including 0.1 thousand hectares of arable land.
For the grain of 2006, 0.3 thousand hectares of arable land were used, including potatoes-0.1 thousand hectares, vegetables-0.2 thousand hectares.
In 2006, 1.8 thousand tons of potatoes, 3.6 thousand tons of vegetable and melon crops, 0.06 thousand tons of meat (in live weight), 1.8 thousand tons of milk; 445.2 thousand pieces of eggs were produced.
As of January 1, 2007, the number of cattle is 2.3 thousand heads; sheep and goats – 3.1 thousand heads; pigs - 0.3 thousand heads; horses - 42 heads; poultry – 5.4 thousand heads.*
Education
At the beginning of the 2006/2007 academic year in the city
There are 21 full-time general education schools with 12,456 students,
1 evening general education school - 200 students
4 colleges-2736 students,
In 2 vocational educational institutions-1195 students,
There are 2,595 students enrolled in 1 higher education institution.
In the city
9 Library,
5 Club-type institutions,
1 Museum works.[3]
Infrastructure
Monument to Agybay batyr in the city
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House of Culture in the city
The city has a museum of historical local lore, 2 sports complexes, swimming pools, Kazakh Research Institute of fisheries, mining and metallurgical technical school, schools of pedagogy and Medicine, General Technical Faculty of Karaganda poltechnical University, Music School, about 20 secondary and 8-year schools, 2 Folk theaters, video studios, other cultural and health institutions.
Transport
Balkhash is a major road junction. Air, rail and road routes connect the city with the cities of Astana, Almaty, Karaganda, Taraz, Shymkent, Moscow and the countries of Central Asia.
