4. KEY POINTS
WHAT IS NEW TOWN?
NEW TOWN MOVEMENT
ASTANA AS A NEW TOWN
LOCATION
AREA
POPULATION
WEATHER
ECONOMY
CITYSCAPE
5. WHAT IS NEW TOWN?
New town, a form of urban planning designed to
relocate populations away from large cities by
grouping homes, hospitals, industry and cultural,
recreational, and shopping centers to form
entirely new, relatively autonomous communities.
The new towns were located in relatively undeveloped
sites.
6. New Town Movement
The new town movement refers to towns that were
built after World War II and that have been
purposefully planned, developed and built as a
remedy to overcrowding and congestion in some
instances, and to scattered ad hoc settlements in
others. The main reason for it was to decongest
larger industrialized cities, rehousing people in
freshly built, new and fully planned towns that were
completely self-sufficient and provided for the
community.
7. ASTANA As a new town
Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. It stands on
the banks of the Ishim River in the northern portion
of Kazakhstan, within the Akmola Region, though
administered separately from the region as a city
with special status.
8. Location and Area
Astana is located in central Kazakhstan on the Ishim
River in a very flat, semi-arid steppe region which
covers most of the country's territory. It is at 51° 10'
north latitude and 71° 26' east longitude. The city
encompasses 722.0 square kilometers (278.8 sq mi).
The elevation of Astana is 347 meters above sea level.
9. Population and Weather
As of September 2017, the population of Nur-Sultan
was 1,029,556, over double the 2002 population of
493,000.
In Astana, the summers are long, comfortable, and
partly cloudy; the winters are long, frigid, windy, and
overcast; and it is dry year round. Over the course of
the year, the temperature typically varies from -5°F
to 79°F and is rarely below -24°F or above 91°F.
10. Economy
The economy of Astana is based on trade, industrial
production, transport, communication and construct
ion. The city's industrial production is mainly
focused on producing building
materials, foodstuff and mechanical engineering.
Astana was included in the list of top 21 intelligent
communities of the world.
12. Layout plan of Astana
Astana's master plan was designed by Japanese
architect Kisho Kurokawa, who detailed the
construction of skyscrapers, roads, housing units,
government buildings, and man-made forests.
