Akmola Region

Akmola Province ( ) is a centrally locatit province o Kazakhstan.  Its caipital is Kokshetau. The caipital o the whole kintra, Astana, is enclosed in the province, but is poleetically separate frae Akmola Province. The province's population is 748,300; Kokshetau's is 124,000. The aurie is 146,200 square kilometers.  It an Karagandy Province are Kazakhstan's anerlie twa provinces which daena touch the kintra's ooter borders. As well as Karagandy Province tae the sooth, the Akmola Province borders the North Kazakhstan Province tae the north, the Pavlodar Province tae the east, an the Kostanay Province tae the wast. Some gowd an coal minin occur in the aurie.

Etymology
Aqmola or Akmola in Kazakh leid means the white burial.

Demographics
Ethnic Kazakhs accoont for 43.5% o the population in 2009 census, compared tae 36.5% for Roushies.:ru:Акмолинская область

Notable residents
David Rigert, weichtlifter, Olympic champion, 5x warld champion (licht-hivyweight an hivyweight), 68 warld records

External links

Offeecial wabsteid 

References

Category:Regions o Kazakhstan