Pavlodar Region


Pavlodar Region is a region of Kazakhstan. The population of the region was and ; the latest official estimate was 754,739. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of 360,014 at the start of 2018.
Pavlodar borders Russia to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh regions: Akmola, East Kazakhstan, North Kazakhstan, and Karaganda. Many people, especially Ukrainians, migrated to Pavlodar in Nikita Khrushchev's Virgin Lands Campaign.
The Irtysh River flows from the Altay Mountains in China to Russia through the region; the Irtysh–Karaganda Canal crosses the western part of the region, taking some of the river's water to Ekibastuz and Karaganda.
Bayanaul National Park is located in the region within 100 km of Ekibastuz.

Administrative divisions

The region is administratively divided into ten districts and three cities of regional importance - Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz. The districts and cities with their populations are:
DistrictPopulation
1999 Census		Population
2009 Census		Population
2018 Estimate		Administrative
centre
Aksu73,16567,66570,224
Ekibastuz151,704142,511152,817
Pavlodar317,809336,810360,014
Aktogay21,05615,11412,621the selo of Aktogay
Bayanaul32,98528,29625,983the selo of Bayanaul
Ertis33,12920,85316,594the selo of Ertis
Kashyr31,66622,20820,183the selo of Kashyr
Lebyazhye19,85914,59312,444the selo of Akku
May16,85912,60110,367the selo of Koktobe
Pavlodar32,30228,85526,053the city of Pavlodar
Sharbakty28,96721,86619,742the selo of Sharbakty
Uspen21,39513,25411,975the selo of Uspenka
Zhelezin26,29317,84915,722the selo of Zhelezinka

* Three localities in Pavlodar Region have city status. These are Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz.

Demographics (2018 Jan)

Pavlodar Region hosts a diverse range of ethnic groups: