Akmola Region
Stepnogorsk (; ) is a town in Akmola Region, Kazakhstan. It was established in 1959, and has been a town since 1964. It is located about 200 km North-East of Nur-Sultan. It began as a closed town with code names Tselinograd-25 (), Makinsk-2 (). The town is known as a nuclear and biochemical site. Population: