North Kazakhstan Province
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Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы North Kazakhstan Province
Coat of arms	Location
Coordinates	54°53′0″N 69°10′0″E / 54.88333, 69.16667Coordinates: 54°53′0″N 69°10′0″E / 54.88333, 69.16667
Time zone	UTC+6
– Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+6)
Administration
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Petropavl
Akim (governor)	Serik Bilyalov
Subdivisions
– Districts	13
– Cities (incl. towns)	5
– Townships
– Villages	208
Basic statistics
Area 1	98,040 km² (37,853 sq mi)
Population	665,800 (01/2005)2
- Density	7 /km² (18 /sq mi)
Other information
Postal codes	150000
Area codes	+7 (715)
Licence plate	T
ISO 3166-2	KZ-SEV
Website	http://www.sko.kz/

North Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Солтүстік Қазақстан облысы) is a province of Kazakhstan, with a population of 665,800. Its capital is Petropavl, with a population of 193,300 people. The province borders Russia to the north, and also borders three other Kazakh provinces: Akmola Province to the south, Pavlodar Province to the east, and Kostanay Province to the west. The area of the province is 98,040 square kilometers, making it the fourth smallest of all the Kazakh provinces. The Ishim (Esil) River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, flows from Karagandy Province to Russia through North Kazakhstan Province.

Demographics

The major ethnic groups are as follows:

• Russians (48.5% in 2006, 49.79% in 1999 & 51.49% in 1989).
• Kazakhs (32.3% in 2006, 29.57% in 1999 & 22.59% in 1989).
• Ukrainian (6.3% in 2006, 6.47% in 1999 & 7.73% in 1989).
• German (3.9% in 2006, 5.67% in 1999 & 9.51% in 1989).
• Polish (2.7% in 2006, 2.58% in 1999 & 2.51% in 1989).
• Tatar (2.2% in 2006, 1.54% in 1999 & 1.80% in 1989).
• Byelorussian (1.2% in 2006, 2.46% in 1999 & 2.89% in 1989).
• Others, mostly Greeks, Mordvin & Uzbek (2.9% in 2006, 2.11% in 1999 & 2.18% in 1989). [1]

External links

• Official website

References

v • d • e Provinces of Kazakhstan Provinces Akmola · Aktobe · Almaty · Atyrau · East Kazakhstan · Karagandy · Kostanay · Kyzylorda · Mangystau · North Kazakhstan · Pavlodar · South Kazakhstan · West Kazakhstan · Zhambyl Metropolitan cities Almaty · Astana

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