| Karagandy Province Қарағанды облысы Карагандинская область |
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| Karkaraly Nature Park | |||
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| Map of Kazakhstan, location of Karagandy Province highlighted | |||
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| Country | Kazakhstan | ||
| Capital | Karagandy | ||
| Government | |||
| • Akim | Nurlan Nigmatullin | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 428,000 km2 (165,251.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006-09-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,375,000 | ||
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | ||
| Postal codes | 100000 | ||
| Area codes | +7 (721) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | KZ-KAR | ||
| Vehicle registration | M | ||
| Districts | 9 | ||
| Cities | 11 | ||
| Townships | 39 | ||
| Villages | 557 [2] | ||
| Website | http://www.karaganda-region.kz | ||
Karagandy Province (Kazakh: Қарағанды облысы, Qarağandı oblısı) is a province of Kazakhstan. Its capital is Karaganda. The population of the province is 1,375,000; that of the city is 437,000.
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The province was the site of intense coal mining during the days of the Soviet Union and also have been the site of several gulag forced labor camps. Following World War II, Joseph Stalin, leader of the Soviet Union, had many ethnic Germans deported to the area.
With an area of 428,000 sq. km, Karagandy Province is the largest province. Although it doesn't touch the borders of any country, it touches nearly every other province. They are: Aktobe Province to the West; Kostanay Province to the Northwest; Akmola Province to the North; Pavlodar Province to the Northeast; East Kazakhstan Province to the East; Almaty Province to the Southeast; Jambyl Province and South Kazakhstan Province to the South; and Kyzylorda Province to the Southwest. The Ishim (Esil) River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, begins in Karagandy Province.
The area is arid and flat, given to plains with occasional hills and seasonal streams. Karkaralinsk Nature Park, covering 90,300 hectares, is located in the province.
46.9% of the population is ethnic Russian and 32.6% is ethnic Kazakh. The minorities are Ukrainian (7.2%) and German (3.1%).[3]
| Kostanay Province | Akmola Province | Pavlodar Province | ||
| Aktobe Province | East Kazakhstan Province | |||
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| Kyzylorda Province South Kazakhstan Province |
Jambyl Province | Almaty Province |
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