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Pavlodar Province

Pavlodar Region
Павлодар облысы
Павлодарская область
Region
View of the Irtysh River
View of the Irtysh River
Coat of arms of Pavlodar Region
Coat of arms
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Pavlodar Province highlighted
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Pavlodar Province highlighted
Coordinates: 52°18′N 76°57′E / 52.300°N 76.950°E / 52.300; 76.950Coordinates: 52°18′N 76°57′E / 52.300°N 76.950°E / 52.300; 76.950
Country  Kazakhstan
Capital Pavlodar
Government
 • Akim Bakauov, Bulat Zhumabekovich
Area
 • Total 124,800 km2 (48,200 sq mi)
Population (2013-02-01)
 • Total 749,516
 • Density 6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone East (UTC+6)
 • Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+6)
Postal codes 140100 - 141200
Area codes +7 (718)
ISO 3166 code KZ-PAV
Vehicle registration 14, S
Districts 10
Cities 3
Villages 504
Website http://www.pavlodar.gov.kz

Pavlodar Region (Kazakh: Павлодар облысы, Pavlodar oblısı, پاۆلودار وبلىسى) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which has a population of 322,851. The population of the region: 742,475 (2009 Census results); 806,983 (1999 Census results). Pavlodar borders Russia to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh regions: Akmola (to the west), East Kazakhstan (to the south-east), North Kazakhstan (to the north-west), and Karaganda (to the south). Many people, especially Ukrainians, migrated to Pavlodar in Nikita Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Campaign.

The Irtysh River flows from the Altay Mountains in China to Russia through the region; the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal crosses the western part of the region, taking some of the river's water to Ekibastuz and Karaganda.

Bayanaul National Park is located in the region within 100 km of Ekibastuz.

The region is administratively divided into ten districts and the cities of Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz.

* Three localities in Pavlodar Region have town status. These are Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz.


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