Akmola Region

Aqmola Region

Ақмола облысы (Kazakh)
Акмолинская область (Russian)
Tselinograd Oblast
Aqmola Region Ақмола облысы (Kazakh); Акмолинская область (Russian) Tselinograd Oblast
Region
	From the top, Burabay National Park, Lake Burabay, Stepnogorsk
	Coat of arms
	Map of Kazakhstan, location of Akmola Region highlighted
	Coordinates: 52°0′N 69°0′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
• Total	KZT 3,484.6 billion; US$ 7.547 billion (2022)
• Per capita	KZT 4,428,500; US$ 9,591 (2022)
Time zone	UTC+6
• Summer (DST)	UTC+6 (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
Website	akmo.gov.kz

Aqmola 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.

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