Akmola Province

Akmola Province Ақмола облысы Акмолинская область
—  Province  —
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Akmola Province highlighted
Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52°N 69°E / 52; 69Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52°N 69°E / 52; 69
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kokshetau
Government
• Akim	Sergey D'yachenko
Area[1]
• Total	146,200 km2 (56,400 sq mi)
Population (2006-09-01)[1]
• Total	748,300
• Density	5.1/km2 (13/sq mi)
Postal codes	020000
Area codes	+7 (717)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-AKM
Vehicle registration	C
Districts	17
Cities	8
Townships	14
Villages	671
Website	http://akmo.kz/

Akmola Province (Kazakh: Ақмола облысы, Aqmola oblısı Russian: Акмолинская область, Akmolinskaya oblast) is a centrally located province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The capital of the whole country, Astana, is enclosed in the province, but is politically separate from Akmola Province. The province's population is 748,300; Kokshetau's is 124,000. The area is 146,200 square kilometers. It and Karagandy Province are Kazakhstan's only two provinces which don't touch the country's outer borders. As well as Karagandy Provinceto the south, the Akmola Province borders the North Kazakhstan Province to the north, the Pavlodar Province to the east, and the Kostanay Province to the west. Some gold and coal mining occur in the area.

Etymology

Aqmola or Akmola in Kazakh language means the white burial.

Demographics

Ethnic Kazakhs account for 43.5% of the population in 2009 census, compared to 36.5% for Russians.^[2]

Notable residents

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

• 

  In the steppes north of Astana

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Aqmola Province

• Official website

References

		North Kazakhstan Province
	Kostanay Province		Pavlodar Province
		Akmola Province
		Karagandy Province

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

v t e Provinces of Kazakhstan Provinces Akmola Aktobe Almaty Atyrau East Kazakhstan Karagandy Kostanay Kyzylorda Jambyl Mangystau North Kazakhstan Pavlodar South Kazakhstan West Kazakhstan Metropolitan cities Almaty Astana Baikonur