Akmola Region

Region in Kazakhstan

Akmola Region Ақмола облысы (Kazakh) Акмолинская область (Russian)
Region
The center of Kokshetau
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Akmola Region highlighted
Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52.000°N 69.000°E / 52.000; 69.000Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52.000°N 69.000°E / 52.000; 69.000
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kokshetau
Government
• Akim	Sergey Kulagin
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)
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

In the steppes north of Astana

Akmola Region (Kazakh: Ақмола облысы, translit. Aqmola oblysy; Russian: Акмолинская область, tr. 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. The area is 146,200 square kilometers. It and Karaganda Region are Kazakhstan's only two regions which don't touch the country's outer borders. Akmola Region borders North Kazakhstan Region in the north, Pavlodar Region in the east, Karagandy Region in the south, and Kostanay Region in the west. Some gold and coal mining occur in the area.

Contents

• 
  1 Etymology
  


• 
  2 Demographics
  


• 
  3 Administrative divisions
  


• 
  4 Notable residents
  


• 
  5 External links
  
  • 
    5.1 References
    
  
  

Etymology

Aqmola in Kazakh language means the white burial.

Demographics

Ethnic Kazakhs account for 53.4% of the population in the 2017 census, compared to 33.7% for Russians.^[3]

Administrative divisions

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

1. 
   Akkol District, with the administrative center in the town of Akkol;


2. 
   Arshaly District, the settlement of Arshaly;


3. 
   Astrakhan District, selo of Astrakhanka;


4. 
   Atbasar District, the town of Atbasar;


5. 
   Bulandy District, the town of Makinsk;


6. 
   Burabay District, the town of Shchuchinsk;


7. 
   Egindikol District, the selo of Egindikol;


8. 
   Enbekshilder District, the town of Stepnyak;


9. 
   Ereymentau District, the town of Ereymentau;


10. 
    Esil District, the town of Esil;


11. 
    Korgalzhyn District, the selo of Korgalzhyn;


12. 
    Sandyktau District, the selo of Balkashino;


13. 
    Shortandy District, the settlement of Shortandy;


14. 
    Tselinograd District, the selo of Akmol;


15. 
    Zerendi District, the selo of Zerendi;


16. 
    Zhaksy District, the settlement of Zhaksy;


17. 
    Zharkain District, the town of Derzhavinsk.

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

Notable residents

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

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aqmola Region.

• Official website

References

1. 
   ^ Official site - General Information
   


2. 
   ^ Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года^{[permanent dead link]} (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).
   


3. 
   ^ ru:Акмолинская область
   


4. 
   ^ ^ab Акиматы районов, г. Петропавловска (in Russian). Официальный интернет-ресурс Северо-Казахстанской области. Retrieved 23 June 2012. 
   

Places adjacent to Akmola Region
North Kazakhstan Region Kostanay Region Akmola Region Pavlodar Region Karaganda Region

v t e Akmola Region
Capital: Kokshetau
Districts	Akkol Arshaly Astrakhan Atbasar Bulandy Burabay Egindikol Enbekshilder Ereymentau Esil Korgalzhyn Sandyktau Shortandy Tselinograd Zerendi Zhaksy Zharkain
Major cities	Akkol Akmol Arshaly Astrakhanka Atbasar Derzhavinsk Egindikol Ereymentau Esil Kokshetau Makinsk Stepnogorsk Stepnyak Shchuchinsk Zerendi

v t e Regions of Kazakhstan
Regions	Akmola Aktobe Almaty Atyrau East Kazakhstan Karaganda Kostanay Kyzylorda Jambyl Mangystau North Kazakhstan Pavlodar Turkistan West Kazakhstan
Special status cities	Almaty Astana Shymkent Baikonur

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