Astana population to reach 1 mln in three or four years - Mayor I. Tasmagambetov
15:15, 23 April 2011
ASTANA. April 23. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ In the nearest three or four years the population of Astana will hit 1 mln, Mayor of the city Imangali Tasmagambetov has said it in an interview to mass media today.
"Every year the authorities register about 50 thousand new residents. Approximately 800 thousand people are living in Astana now. In the nearest three or four years their number will hit 1 mln", he said.
Dynamic demographic growth makes the municipal administration build more social facilities, Tasmagambetov added.