Akmola Region

Akmola Region Ақмола облысы Акмолинская область
Region
The center of Kokshetau
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Akmola Region highlighted
Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52.000°N 69.000°E / 52.000; 69.000Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′E / 52.000°N 69.000°E / 52.000; 69.000
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kokshetau
Government
• Akim	Sergey Kulagin
Area
• Total	146,219 km2 (56,455 sq mi)
Population (2013-02-01)
• Total	733,113
• Density	5.0/km2 (13/sq mi)
Postal codes	020000
Area codes	+7 (717)
ISO 3166 code	KZ-AKM
Vehicle registration	03, C
Districts	17
Cities	8
Townships	14
Villages	671
Website	akmo.gov.kz

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

Aqmola or Akmola in Kazakh language means the white burial.

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

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

^* The following ten localities in Akmola Region have town status:Akkol, Atbasar, Derzhavinsk, Ereymentau, Esil, Kokshetau, Makinsk, Shchuchinsk, Stepnogorsk, and Stepnyak.