Region of Kazakhstan
Region in Kazakhstan
Pavlodar Region
(
Kazakh
:
Павлодар облысы
,
romanized:
Pavlodar oblysy
;
Russian
:
Павлодарская область
,
romanized
:
Pavlodarskaya oblast
) is a
region
of
Kazakhstan
. The population of the region was 742,475 (2009 Census results);
[6]
and 806,983 (1999 Census results).
[6]
; the latest official estimate (as at the start of 2022) was 756,511.
[7]
Its capital is the city of
Pavlodar
, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 2018.
[8]
Many people, especially
Ukrainians
, migrated to Pavlodar in
Nikita Khrushchev
's
Virgin Lands Campaign
.
The
Bayanaul National Park
, a
protected area
of the
Kazakh Uplands
, is located in the
Bayanaul Range
, within 100 km of
Ekibastuz
.
Geography
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Pavlodar borders
Russia
(
Altai Krai
,
Omsk Oblast
and
Novosibirsk Oblast
) 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). The southern part of the district is in the
Kazakh Uplands
, while the northern part falls within the
Baraba Plain
and
Kulunda Plain
. The highest point of the region is
Akbet
, a 1,022 meters (3,353 ft) high summit located in the
Bayanaul Range
.
[9]
The
Irtysh River
flows from the
Altay Mountains
in
China
to Russia through the region; the
Irtysh?Karaganda Canal
crosses the western part, taking some of the river's water to
Ekibastuz
and
Karaganda
. The
Sileti
river also flows through the region.
There are many lakes in the region, most of them
saline
, such as
Siletiteniz
,
Kyzylkak
,
Koryakovka
,
Zhasybai
,
Zhalauly
,
Shureksor
,
Kudaikol
,
Karasor
,
Zhamantuz
,
Kalkaman
,
Tuzdysor
,
Maraldy
,
Zharagash
and
Ulken Tobylzhan
, among others.
[9]
[10]
Administrative divisions
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The region is administratively divided into ten districts (
aydany
) and three cities of regional importance -
Pavlodar
,
Aksu
, and
Ekibastuz
.
[11]
The city administrations and districts with their populations
[12]
are:
Administrative
division
|
Population
1999 Census
|
Population
2009 Census
|
Population
2018 Estimate
|
Administrative
centre
|
Aksu
[13]
|
73,165
|
67,665
|
70,224
|
Aksu
|
Ekibastuz
[14]
|
151,704
|
142,511
|
152,817
|
Ekibastuz
|
Pavlodar
[15]
|
317,809
|
336,810
|
360,014
|
Pavlodar
|
Aqtogay
|
21,056
|
15,114
|
12,621
|
Aktogay
|
Bayanaul
|
32,985
|
28,296
|
25,983
|
Bayanaul
|
Ertis
|
33,129
|
20,853
|
16,594
|
Ertis
|
Terengkol
|
31,666
|
22,208
|
20,183
|
Terengkol
|
Akkuly
|
19,859
|
14,593
|
12,444
|
Akkuly
|
May
|
16,859
|
12,601
|
10,367
|
Koktobe
|
Pavlodar
|
32,302
|
28,855
|
26,053
|
Pavlodar city
|
Sharbaqty
|
28,967
|
21,866
|
19,742
|
Sharbakty
|
Uspen
|
21,395
|
13,254
|
11,975
|
Uspenka
|
Zhelezin
|
26,293
|
17,849
|
15,722
|
Zhelezinka
|
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Three localities in Pavlodar Region have city status. These are Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz.
[16]
Demographics
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As of 2020, the Pavlodar Region has a population of 752,169.
[17]
Ethnic groups (2020):
[18]
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Kazakhstan_European_Rus.png/500px-Kazakhstan_European_Rus.png) The share of the European population by districts and cities of regional and republican subordination Kazakhstan in 2022
> 70?
60.0 ? 69.9 %
50.0 - 59.9 %
40.0 - 49.9 %
30.0 - 39.9 %
20.0 - 29.9 %
10.0 - 19.9 %
0.0 - 9.9 %
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External links
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References
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Media related to
Pavlodar Region
at Wikimedia Commons
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