North Kazakhstan Province
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North Kazakhstan Region Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы Северо-Казахстанская область |
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 Map of Kazakhstan, location of North Kazakhstan Region highlighted |
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| Coordinates: 54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°ECoordinates: 54°53′N 69°10′E / 54.883°N 69.167°E | ||
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 Kazakhstan
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| Capital | Petropavl | |
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| • Akim | Samat Yeskendirov | |
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| • Total | 97,993 km2 (37,835 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-02-01) | ||
| • Total | 579,403 | |
| • Density | 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | |
| Postal codes | 150000 | |
| Area codes | +7 (715) | |
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-SEV | |
| Vehicle registration | 15, T | |
| Districts | 13 | |
| Cities | 5 | |
| Villages | 208 | |
| Website | www |
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North Kazakhstan Region (Kazakh: Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы, Soltüstik Qazaqstan oblısı) is a region of Kazakhstan, with a population of 665,800. Its capital is Petropavl, with a population of 193,300 people. The region borders Russia to the north, and also borders three other Kazakhstan regions: Akmola Region to the south, Pavlodar Region to the east and Kostanay Region to the west. The area of the region is 98,040 km2 (37,850 sq mi), making it the fourth smallest of all the regions of Kazakhstan. The Ishim (Esil) River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, flows from Karagandy Region to Russia through North Kazakhstan Region.
The major ethnic groups are as follows:
The population — about 725 thousand inhabitants.
The national structure also considerably varies on areas and area cities. So, in Petropavlovsk Russian make — 71,12% of the population, in Ualihanovsky area Kazakhs — 86,04% of the population prevail. In more details about national structure of areas according to 2004 under the reference [1]. The Polish diaspora largest in Kazakhstan (Poles in Kazakhstan See) lives In area.
Besides, North Kazakhstan region was unique area in Kazakhstan with natural decline in population, however since 2008 in area the natural increase of the population [4] is observed.
The region is administratively divided into thirteen districts and the city of Petropavl.
The following five localities in North Kazakhstan Region have town status:Petropavl, Bulayevo, Mamlyutka, Sergeyevka, and Taiynsha.
The regional bandy team took part in the national championship in 2016.[1]
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