Pavlodar Province

Pavlodar Province (Kazakh: Павлодар облысы, Pavlodar oblısı) 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 (to the west), East Kazakhstan (to the south-east), North Kazakhstan (to the north-west), and Karagandy (to the south). 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 (2007 Jan)

Pavlodar province hosts a diverse range of ethnic groups ^[1]:

• 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%.
• According to preliminary data population censuses of 2009 the area population has made 729 512 foreheads (99 % from planned number), the share of Kazakhs has made 47,7 % of all population .

External links

• Official regional website

References