North Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, Soltüstik Qazaqstan oblısı, سولتٶُستٴىك قازاقستان وبلىسى) is a province of Kazakhstan, with a population of 665,800. Its capital is Petropavl, with a population of 193,300 people. The province borders Russia to the north, and also borders three other Kazakh provinces: Akmola Province to the south, Pavlodar Province to the east and Kostanay Province to the west. The area of the province is 98,040 square kilometers, making it the fourth smallest of all the Kazakh provinces. The Ishim (Esil) River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, flows from Karagandy Province to Russia through North Kazakhstan Province.
Demographics
The major ethnic groups are as follows:
- Russians (48.5% in 2006, 49.79% in 1999 & 51.49% in 1989).
- Kazakhs (32.3% in 2006, 29.57% in 1999 & 22.59% in 1989).
- Ukrainian (6.3% in 2006, 6.47% in 1999 & 7.73% in 1989).
- German (3.9% in 2006, 5.67% in 1999 & 9.51% in 1989).
- Polish (2.7% in 2006, 2.58% in 1999 & 2.51% in 1989).
- Tatar (2.2% in 2006, 1.54% in 1999 & 1.80% in 1989).
- Byelorussian (1.2% in 2006, 2.46% in 1999 & 2.89% in 1989).
- Others, mostly Greeks, Mordvin & Uzbek (2.9% in 2006, 2.11% in 1999 & 2.18% in 1989). [1]
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