Akmola Region
Akmola Region
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Map of Kazakhstan, location of Akmola Region highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52.000°N 69.000°E | |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Capital | Kökşetau |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Marat Akhmetzhanov |
| Area | |
• Total | 146,219 km2 (56,455 sq mi) |
| Population (2022-01-01) | |
• Total | 785,708 |
| • Density | 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| GDP (Nominal, 2024) | |
| • Total | KZT 4,094 billion (US$ 8.597 billion) · 14th |
| • Per capita | KZT 5,197,900 (US$ 10,916) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (not observed) |
| Postal codes | 020000 |
| Area codes | +7 (717) |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-AKM |
| Vehicle registration | 03, C |
| Districts | 17 |
| Cities | 8 |
| Townships | 14 |
| Villages | 671 |
| HDI (2022) | 0.816 very high · 3rd |
| Website | akmo |
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Akmola Region (Kazakh: Ақмола облысы, Aqmola oblysy, [aqmɔɫɑ obɫəsɯ]; Russian: Акмолинская область, romanized: Akmolinskaya oblast) 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.