Akmola Region
Region
Coordinates52°0′N 69°0′E
CountryKazakhstan
Districts17
Cities8
Townships14
Villages671
SeatKökşetau
CapitalKökşetau
AkimMarat Ahmetjanov[1]
Area total146219 km²
Time zone (DST)not observed (UTC+5)
Postal codes020000
Area codes+7 (717)
Population total785708
Population as of2022-01-01
TotalKZT 4,094 billion
(US$ 8.597 billion) · 14th
Per capitaKZT 5,197,900
(US$ 10,916)
Iso codeKZ-AKM
Registration plate03, C
HDI (2023)0.850[2]
very high · 3rd
Websiteakmo.gov.kz

Akmola Region[a] is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. It was known as Tselinograd Oblast during Soviet rule. Its capital is Kökşetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but is politically separate from Aqmola Region. The region's population is 715,000; Kökşetau's is 157,000.

Some gold and coal mining occur in the area.

Geography

The area of the region is 146,200 square kilometers. Aqmola, 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

Aqmola means "white tomb" in Kazakh.[3][4][5]

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Ethnic Group2021[6]
Population%
Kazakhs436,98455.81
Russians210,76926.92
Ukrainians40,5635.18
Germans30,1213.85
Tatars13,7071.75
Belarusians13,0541.67
Poles8,6101.10
Chechens3,1670.28
Azeris2,1560.28
Koreans1,5640.20
Uzbeks1,4570.19
Other Ethnicity or Not Stated21,8430.2
Total782,995100%

Religion

Religion2021[6]
Population%
Islam362,07046.24
Christianity287,61936.73
No Religion14,5781.86
Judaism2950.04
Buddhism1520.02
Other Religion1,0340.13
Not Stated117,24714.97
Total782,995100%

Administrative divisions

The region is administratively divided into seventeen districts and the cities of Kökşetau, Qosshy, and Stepnogorsk.[7]

  1. Kökşetau City Administration, with the administrative center in Kökşetau;
  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 Aqmola Region have town status:[7] Akkol, Atbasar, Derzhavinsk, Ereymentau, Esil, Kökşetau, Qosshy, Makinsk, Shchuchinsk, Stepnogorsk, and Stepnyak.

Notable people

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

Notes

  1. ^ Kazakh: Ақмола облысы

References

  1. ^ "Aqmola region Governor named". Казинформ. inform.kz. 2023-09-05.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org
  3. ^ Cavendish, Marshall (September 2006). World and Its Peoples. Marshall Cavendish. p. 621. ISBN 978-0-7614-7571-2.
  4. ^ Tilly, Charles (17 November 2015). Identities, Boundaries and Social Ties. Routledge. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-317-25788-2.
  5. ^ Russia and Eurasia 2020–2022. Rowman & Littlefield. 15 September 2021. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-4758-5628-6.
  6. ^ "2021 жылғы Қазақстан Республикасы халқының ұлттық санағының қорытындылары" [Results of the 2021 national census of the Republic of Kazakhstan]. Archived from the original on 2022-09-02. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  7. ^ "ru:Акиматы районов, г. Петропавловска" (in Russian). Официальный интернет-ресурс Северо-Казахстанской области. Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2012.