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Akbulak, Kazakhstan

Coordinates: 43°14′44″N 76°49′40″E / 43.24556°N 76.82778°E / 43.24556; 76.82778
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Akbulak
Suburb of Almaty
Akbulak is located in Kazakhstan
Akbulak
Akbulak
Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 43°14′44″N 76°49′40″E / 43.24556°N 76.82778°E / 43.24556; 76.82778
CountryKazakhstan
RegionAlmaty Region
Time zoneUTC+6 (Omsk Time)

Akbulak (Kazakh: Ақбұлақ, Aqbūlaq) or Akbulak Micro District is a western suburb of Almaty in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. Akbulak lies off the M33 highway and has a notable New Russian Orthodox church.

History

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Akbulak is part of a residential area of south-western Almaty which are known as "Microdistricts". They constitute formal areas of the city and developed between the 1960s and 1980s during the Soviet era as residential areas,[1] as the city grew into the largest in Kazakhstan, being the capital of the country at the time before it was moved to Astana.

Economy

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According to the government of Auezov district, the length of the street in Akbulak microdistrict totals 32 kilometers.[2] In recent years there has been considerable improvement in infrastructure in Akbulak; 3 kilometers of Sharipov Street were asphalted in 2007 and were 11 streets asphalted in 2008.[2] The length of systems of water supply is 11.7 kilometers, with some 2.7 kilometers of pipes updated in 2007.[2] Akbulak is also supplied with resources of natural gas.

References

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  1. ^ "Almaty Residential" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-05-09.
  2. ^ a b c Akim's Government of Auezov District
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