Almaly District

The Almaly District (Kazakh: Алмалы ауданы) is an administrative subdivision of the city of Almaty.[1][2]

Almaly District Алмалы ауданы
Almaty District
Almaly District akimat
Seal
Map of Almaly District
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Almaty
Founded	14 September 1936
Population  (2019)
• Total	215,768
Time zone	UTC+6 (UTC+6)

History

The district formed on 14 September 1936 as Stalin District by the decision of the Alma-Ata City Council of People's Deputies. On 10 March 1957, the district was renamed into the Soviet District which eventually became Almaly District on 12 December 1995.[3] The district is located in the very center of the city. For many years this area was the administrative center and the center of the social and cultural life of Almaty.

Today, there are 449 industrial enterprises and 624 trade enterprises in the Almaly District.

On the territory of the district there are 20 universities, 19 colleges, 29 schools, 21 public and 8 private preschool institutions, 29 health care institutions, 5 museums, 8 libraries, 2 cinemas and 5 theaters.[4]

References

1. "Contacts of regional, district, city akimats". e.gov. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
2. "Districts of Almaty". Research Gate. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
3. Козыбаев, Манаш (1983). Алма-Ата. Энциклопедия (in Russian). Alma-Ata. pp. 81–608.
4. "Алмалинский район". almatymadeniet.kz (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2020-09-15.