Akmola Province

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Ақмола облысы Akmola Province
Coat of arms	Location
Coordinates	52°0′0″N 69°0′0″E / 52, 69Coordinates: 52°0′0″N 69°0′0″E / 52, 69
Time zone	UTC+6
– Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+6)
Administration
Country	Kazakhstan
Capital	Kokshetau
Akim (governor)	Mazhit T. Yesenbayev
Subdivisions
– Districts	17
– Cities (incl. towns)	8
– Townships	14
– Villages	671
Basic statistics
Area [1]	146,200 km² (56,448 sq mi)
Population	748,300 (09/2006)[2]
- Density	5 /km² (13 /sq mi)
Other information
Postal codes	020000
Area codes	+7 (717)
Licence plate	C
ISO 3166-2	KZ-AKM
Website	http://akmo.kz/

Akmola Province (Kazakh: Ақмола облысы) is a centrally located province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Kokshetau. The capital of the whole country, Astana, is enclosed in the province, but is politically separate from Akmola Province. The province's population is 748,300; Kokshetau's is 124,000. The area is 146,200 square kilometers. It and Karagandy Province are Kazakhstan's only two provinces which don't touch the country's outer borders. As well as Karagandy Province, Akmola Province borders North Kazakhstan Province (Солтүстік Қазақстан), Pavlodar Province, and Kostanay Province. Some gold and coal mining occur in the area.

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• Official website

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v • d • e Districts and Cities of Akmola Province Districts Akkol  · Arshaly  · Astrakhan  · Atbasar  · Bulandy  · Egindikol  · Enbekshilder  · Ereymentau  · Esil  · Korgalzhyn  · Sandyktau  · Shortandy  · Shuchinsk  · Zerendi  · Zhaksy  · Zharkain Major Cities Akkol  · Atbasar  · Barankol  · Ereymentau  · Esil  · Kokshetau · Makinsk · Stepnogorsk · Stepnyak  · Shuchinsk

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