North Kazakhstan Region

North Kazakhstan Region
Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы (Kazakh)
Северо-Казахстанская область (Russian)
From the top, Lake Imantau, Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Cathedral in Petropavlovsk, Lake Arykbalyk
Map of Kazakhstan, location of North Kazakhstan Region highlighted
Coordinates: 54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°E / 54.883; 69.167
Country Kazakhstan
Date of formationJuly 29 1936
CapitalPetropavl
Government
  AkimGauez Nurmukhambetov
Area
  Total
97,993 km2 (37,835 sq mi)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
  Total
522,171
  Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
GDP (Nominal, 2024)
  TotalKZT 2,654 billion
(US$ 5.573 billion) · 18th
  Per capitaKZT 5,044,000
(US$ 10,592)
Time zoneUTC+5
  Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal codes
150000
Area codes+7 (715)
ISO 3166 codeKZ-SEV
Vehicle registration15, T
Districts13
Cities5
Villages208
HDI (2022)0.816
very high · 3rd
Websitewww.sko.kz

North Kazakhstan Region (Kazakh: Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, romanized: Soltüstık Qazaqstan oblysy; Russian: Северо-Казахстанская область, romanized: Severo-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) 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.