Akmola Region (, ; ) is a centrally located

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as areas, zones, lands or territories, are portions of the Earth's surface that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and ...

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

. It was known as Tselinograd Oblast during

Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until Dissolution of the Soviet ...

rule. Its capital is

Kökşetau Kokshetau (; , ; rus, Кокшета́у, p=kəkʂɛ'taʊ; ), formerly known as Kokchetav (; ) List of renamed cities in Kazakhstan, between 1868 and 1993, is a lakeside city in northern Kazakhstan and the administrative center, capital of A ...

. The national capital,

Astana Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. With a population of 1,423,726 within the city limits, it is the second-largest in the country after Almaty, which had been the capital until 1997. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim ...

, is enclosed by the region, but is politically separate from Aqmola Region. The region's population is 715,000;

's is 157,000. Some

gold Gold is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol Au (from Latin ) and atomic number 79. In its pure form, it is a brightness, bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile metal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal ...

and

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occur in the area.

Geography

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

Ulytau Region Ulytau Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the region is the city of Jezkazgan. The area split off from Karaganda Region in 2022. The region's borders roughly correspond to the western half of the old Jezkazgan R ...

and

Karaganda Region Karaganda Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The region borders Akmola and Pavlodar Region to the north, Abai Region to the east, Jetisu, Almaty, and Zhambyl Regions to the south, and Kostanay and Ulytau regio ...

are Kazakhstan's only regions which don't touch the country's outer borders. The region borders

North Kazakhstan Region North Kazakhstan Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan, with a population of 522,171. Its capital is Petropavl, with a population of 221,907 people. It is the only region of Kazakhstan in which ethnic Kazakhs don't make up a majority. History ...

in the north,

Pavlodar Region Pavlodar Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and The latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 201 ...

in the east, Karagandy Region in the south, and

Kostanay Region Kostanay Region (; ) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is the city of Kostanay. The population of the region is 835,686. The population living in Kostanay is 207,000 which is equivalent to 23% of the region. Geography Kosta ...

in the west. The

Sileti The Sileti (; ) is a river in Kazakhstan. It is long and has a catchment area of . The Sileti river system is an endorheic watershed in the Akmola, Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions of Kazakhstan. Course The sources of the Sileti are ...

river flows through the region.

Etymology

Aqmola means "white tomb" in Kazakh.

Demographics

Ethnic groups

Religion

Administrative divisions

The region is administratively divided into seventeen districts and the cities of

, Qosshy, and Stepnogorsk. # Kökşetau City Administration, with the administrative center in

; # Akkol District, with the administrative center in the town of Akkol; # Arshaly District, the settlement of Arshaly; # Astrakhan District, selo of Astrakhanka; # Atbasar District, the town of Atbasar; # Birjan sal District, the town of Stepnyak; # Bulandy District, the town of Makinsk; # Burabay District, the town of

Shchuchinsk Shchuchinsk (, ''Şuchinsk''; , ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District) in Akmola Region and is the centre of a l ...

; # Egindikol District, the selo of Egindikol; # Ereymentau District, the town of Ereymentau; # Esil District, the town of Esil; # Korgalzhyn District, the selo of

Korgalzhyn Korgalzhyn (, ''Qorğaljyn'') is a village in the Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It serves as the administrative center of Korgalzhyn District. The Nura River slowly flows around the selo. It is situated 120 km south-west of Astana. Population: ...

; # Sandyktau District, the selo of Balkashino; # Shortandy District, the settlement of Shortandy; # Tselinograd District, the selo of

Akmol Akmol (, ''Aqmol''), formerly Malīnovka until 2007, is a rural locality ( selo) and the administrative center of Tselinograd District, Akmola Region, Kazakhstan, roughly west of Astana. Population: As of 2012, it had a population of 5769 peopl ...

; # Zerendi District, the selo of Zerendi; # Zhaksy District, the settlement of Zhaksy; #

Zharkain District Zharkain District (, ) is a district of Aqmola Region in northern Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Derzhavinsk. Population: Geography Zharkainsky district is located in the southwestern part of the Akmola r ...

, the town of

Derzhavinsk Derzhavinsk (, ''Derzhavinsk'') is a town located in the Akmola Region of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern E ...

. ^* The following ten localities in Aqmola Region have town status: Akkol, Atbasar,

, Ereymentau, Esil,

, Qosshy, Makinsk,

, Stepnogorsk, and Stepnyak.

Notable people

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

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Regions of Kazakhstan