Akmola Region is a centrally located region of Kazakhstan. It was known as Tselinograd Oblast during Soviet rule. Its capital is Kökşetau. The national capital, Astana, is enclosed by the region, but

Pavlodar Region is a region of Kazakhstan. Its population was 742,475 and before that 806,983. The latest official estimate was 756,511. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which had a population of