Pavlodar Province

Infobox Province of Kazakhstan
Kazakh_name = Павлодар облысы
state_coa =Coat_of_Arms_of_Pavlodar_Province.pngcoa_size =
coa_link =
lat_deg = 52 | lat_min = 18 | lat_sec = 0
lon_deg = 76 | lon_min = 57 | lon_sec = 0

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ISOAbbrev = PAV
capital = Pavlodar
largest_city =
governor = Kairat Nurpeisov
raions = 10
cities = 3
towns =
villages = 504 [ [http://www.kz.all-biz.info/regions/?fuseaction=adm_oda.main&rgn_id=12 All-Biz Ltd. Павлодарская область] ]
area = 124800
area_source = [http://oblstat.pavl.kz/rus/pavlodar.html Pavlodar Province Statistics] ]
population = 744860
pop_date = 2007-01-01
pop_ref =
utc_offset = +6
PLZ = 140100 - 141200
area_code = +7 (718)
licence_plate = S
Website = http://www.pavlodar.kz/

Pavlodar ( _kz. Павлодар облысы) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which has a population of 300,200. The province itself has 744,860 people. Pavlodar borders Russia to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh provinces: Akmola, East Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan, and Karagandy. Many people, especially Ukrainians, immigrated to Pavlodar in Nikita Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Campaign. The Irtysh River flows from the Altay Mountains in the China to Russia through the province. Bayanaul National Park is located in the province within 100 km of Ekibastuz.

Major cities and villages

*Pavlodar
*Ekibastuz
*Aqsu
*Shcherbakty

Demographics

Pavlodar province hosts a diverse range of ethnic groups :
* Kazakhs – 44.7%
* Russians – 39.2%
* Ukrainians – 6.8%
* Germans – 3.2%
* Tatars – 2.1%
* Belarusians – 0.9%
* Moldovans – 0.4%
* Ingushes – 0.25%
* Chechens – 0.25%
* Azeris – 0.25%
* Bashkirs – 0.2%
* Others – 1.75%.

External links

* [http://www.pavlodar.kz/ Official regional website]

References