Akmola region is a region in Northern Kazakhstan. An enclave surrounded by the territory of the region is the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan, which is not administratively part of the region. Administrative center: the city of Kokshetau.
The region is located in close proximity to such developed regions of Russia as the Urals, Tyumen, Tomsk, Omsk and Novosibirsk regions, with which there are established long-term economic ties, and new ones are being developed. Economic ties with neighboring regions of Kazakhstan are being further developed. The tendency to expand the sales market for products manufactured in the region continues.
Square
146 219 sq. km.
Neighboring regions and countries:
Climatic conditions
Geographical data
The Akmola region is poor in water. The rivers are shallow, non-navigable, fed by meltwater and to a lesser extent by ground sources. In summer, rivers often dry up, the water in them becomes salty. The main rivers of the Akmola region are: Yesil (Ishim (a tributary of the Irtysh) and its tributaries: Ters-Akkan-on the left, Zhabai, Koluton, etc. - on the right. Many rivers end in drainless lakes (the Nura, Selenta, and Ulenta rivers). Dozens of lakes occupy the basins of the melkosopochnik and the elevated plain of the Akmola region. The largest of them are the salt lakes Tengiz (near the border with the Karaganda region) about 40 km wide, Kalmyk-Kol, etc., smaller in size — freshwater Ala-Kol, Shoindi-Kol and many others. Due to the low-lying shores, many lakes change their outlines in strong winds.
Population 787 941
(June, 2025)
GRP 110
(for 2024 to the previous year)
Inflation 9,5
(for January 2025, increase)
Average monthly salary 343 471
tenge/660$ (for Q1 2025, 1$ = 520 tenge)
Gross inflow of direct investments $33
million (for the first quarter of 2025)
Trade turnover $454
million (for January April 2025)
*Excluding small businesses engaged in entrepreneurial activities.