Akimat of North Kazakhstan region

North Kazakhstan region was formed in 1936.

Territory — 98.0 thousand square km, the share in the republic is 3.6 percent.

The population as of January 1, 2019 amounted to 554.5 thousand people, or 3 percent of the total population of the republic.

The urban population is 251.8 thousand people, or 45.4 percent, rural – 302.7 thousand people, or 54.6 percent.

The center of the region is the city of Petropavl, founded in 1752, the population as of January 1, 2019 is 218.9 thousand people.