Akmola Region (Kazakh: Ақмола облысы, romanized: Aqmola oblysy; Russian: Акмолинская область, romanized: Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but is politically separate from Akmola Region. The region's population is 715,000; Kokshetau's is 157,000.

Akmola Region Ақмола облысы (Kazakh) Акмолинская область (Russian)
Region
Burabay National Park
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Akmola Region highlighted
Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kokshetau
Government
• Akim	Ermek Marzhykpaev
Area [1]
• Total	146,219 km2 (56,455 sq mi)
Population  (2017-06-01)[2]
• Total	715,000
• Density	4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (not observed)
Postal codes	020000
Area codes	+7 (717)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-AKM
Vehicle registration	03, C
Districts	17
Cities	8
Townships	14
Villages	671
Website	akmo.gov.kz

Some gold and coal mining occur in the area.

Geography

The area of the region is 146,200 square kilometers. Akmola, along with Ulytau Region and Karaganda Region are Kazakhstan's only regions which don't touch the country's outer borders. The region borders North Kazakhstan Region in the north, Pavlodar Region in the east, Karagandy Region in the south, and Kostanay Region in the west. The Sileti river flows through the region.

Etymology

Akmola means "the white burial" in Kazakh.

Demographics

Ethnic groups (2020):[3]

• Kazakh: 51.83%
• Russian: 32.55%
• Ukrainian: 4.23%
• German: 3.49%
• Tatar: 1.77%
• Polish: 1.02%
• Others: 5.11%

Administrative divisions

The region is administratively divided into seventeen districts and the cities of Kokshetau and Stepnogorsk.[4]

1. Kokshetau City Administration, with the administrative center in Kokshetau;
2. Akkol District, with the administrative center in the town of Akkol;
3. Arshaly District, the settlement of Arshaly;
4. Astrakhan District, selo of Astrakhanka;
5. Atbasar District, the town of Atbasar;
6. Birjan sal District, the town of Stepnyak;
7. Bulandy District, the town of Makinsk;
8. Burabay District, the town of Shchuchinsk;
9. Egindikol District, the selo of Egindikol;
10. Ereymentau District, the town of Ereymentau;
11. Esil District, the town of Esil;
12. Korgalzhyn District, the selo of Korgalzhyn;
13. Sandyktau District, the selo of Balkashino;
14. Shortandy District, the settlement of Shortandy;
15. Tselinograd District, the selo of Akmol;
16. Zerendi District, the selo of Zerendi;
17. Zhaksy District, the settlement of Zhaksy;
18. Zharkain District, the town of Derzhavinsk.

^* The following ten localities in Akmola Region have town status:[4] Akkol, Atbasar, Derzhavinsk, Ereymentau, Esil, Kokshetau, KOSShY, Makinsk, Shchuchinsk, Stepnogorsk, and Stepnyak.

Notable people

• David Rigert, weightlifter, Olympic champion, 5x world champion (light-heavyweight and heavyweight), 68 world records.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aqmola Province.

• Official website Archived 2013-08-20 at the Wayback Machine

На других языках

[de] Aqmola (Gebiet)

[ru] Акмолинская область