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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Pavlodar Region
| native_name             = Павлодар облысы<br />Павлодарская область 
| settlement_type         = [[Region]]
| image_skyline           = Irtysh river view. Pavlodar, May 2009. 01.JPG
| imagesize               = 
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = View of the Irtysh River
| image_shield            = Logo Pavlodar region.png
| shield_alt              = 
| image_map               = Pavlodar in Kazakhstan.svg
| map_alt                 = 
| map_caption             = Map of Kazakhstan, location of Pavlodar Province highlighted
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|18|N|76|57|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| subdivision_type1       = 
| subdivision_name1       = 
| blank_name_sec1         = [[Districts of Kazakhstan|Districts]]
| blank_info_sec1         = 10
| blank1_name_sec1        = [[List of cities in Kazakhstan|Cities]]
| blank1_info_sec1        = 3
| blank2_name_sec1        = [[Township]]s
| blank2_info_sec1        = 
| blank3_name_sec1        = [[Village]]s
| blank3_info_sec1        = 504 <ref>[http://www.kz.all-biz.info/regions/?fuseaction=adm_oda.main&rgn_id=12 All-Biz Ltd. Павлодарская область]</ref>
| seat                    = [[Pavlodar]]
| seat_type               = [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
| leader_party            =
| leader_title            = [[Akim]]
| leader_name             = Bakauov, Bulat Zhumabekovich
| area_footnotes          = <ref name="stat">[http://oblstat.pavl.kz/rus/pavlodar.html Pavlodar Region Statistics]</ref>
| area_total_km2          = 124800
| timezone1               = East
| utc_offset1             = +6
| timezone1_DST           = not observed
| utc_offset1_DST         = +6
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes]] 
| postal_code             = 140100 - 141200
| area_code_type          = [[Area codes]]
| area_code               = +7 (718)
| population_footnotes    = <ref>Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: [http://www.stat.kz/digital/naselsenie/2012/2013/%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%82/01_2012_%D0%AD-14-05-%D0%9C.xls Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с началa 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года] (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55&nbsp;kB).</ref>
| population_total        = 749516
| population_as_of        = 2013-02-01
| population_density_km2  = auto
| iso_code                = KZ-PAV
| registration_plate      = 14, S 
| website                 = http://www.pavlodar.gov.kz
| footnotes               = 
}}
'''Pavlodar Region''' ({{lang-kk|'''Павлодар облысы''', ''Pavlodar oblısı'', ''پاۆلودار وبلىسى''}}) is a [[Regions of Kazakhstan|region]] of [[Kazakhstan]]. Its capital is the city of [[Pavlodar]], which has a population of 322,851. The population of the region: {{Kz-census2009|742,475|punct=;}} {{Kz-census1999|806,983|punct=.}} Pavlodar borders [[Russia]] to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh regions: [[Akmola Region|Akmola]] (to the west), [[East Kazakhstan Region|East Kazakhstan]] (to the south-east), [[North Kazakhstan Region|North Kazakhstan]] (to the north-west), and [[Karaganda Region|Karaganda]] (to the south). Many people, especially [[Ukrainians]], migrated to Pavlodar in [[Nikita Khrushchev]]'s [[Virgin Lands Campaign]]. 

The [[Irtysh River]] flows from the [[Altay Mountains]] in [[People's Republic of China|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&nbsp;km of [[Ekibastuz]].

==Administrative divisions==
The region is administratively divided into ten districts and the cities of [[Pavlodar]], [[Aksu, Kazakhstan|Aksu]], and [[Ekibastuz]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pavlodar.gov.kz/page.php?page_id=2773&lang=3|title=Cities and areas akimats|publisher=The official portal of akimat of Pavlodar region|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>
# [[Aktogay District, Pavlodar Region|Aktogay District]], with the administrative center in the [[Village#Central and Eastern Europe|selo]] of [[Aktogay, Pavlodar Region|Aktogay]];
# [[Bayanaul District]], the selo of [[Bayanaul, Pavlodar Region|Bayanaul]];
# [[Ertis District]], the selo of [[Ertis]];
# [[Kashyr District]], the selo of [[Kashyr]];
# [[Lebyazhye District]], the selo of [[Akku, Kazakhstan|Akku]];
# [[May District, Kazakhstan|May District]], the selo of [[Koktobe, Pavlodar Region|Koktobe]];
# [[Pavlodar District]], the city of Pavlodar;
# [[Sharbakty District]], the selo of [[Sharbakty]];
# [[Uspen District]], the selo of [[Uspenka, Pavlodar Region|Uspenka]];
# [[Zhelezin District]], the selo of [[Zhelezinka]].

<sup>*</sup> Three localities in Pavlodar Region have town status. These are Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.kz/p_perepis/DocLib1/%D0%9D%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5%20%D1%80%D1%83%D1%81%201%20%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BC.pdf|script-title=ru:Население Республики Казахстан|publisher=Департамент социальной и демографической статистики|language=Russian|accessdate=25 November 2012}}</ref>

==Demographics (2007 Jan)==
[[Image:Ob watershed.png|thumb|The Irtysh and [[Ob River|Ob]] Rivers, and their basins.]]

Pavlodar Region hosts a diverse range of ethnic groups:<ref name="stat"/>
* [[Kazakhs]] – 46.15%
* [[Russians]] – 38.26%
* [[Ukrainians]] – 6.39%
* [[Germans]] – 3.21%
* [[Tatars]] – 2.07%
* [[Belarusians]] – 0.86%
* [[Moldovans]] – 0.39%
* [[Ingush people|Ingushes]] – 0.25%
* [[Chechens]] – 0.25%
* [[Azeris]] – 0.25%
* [[Bashkirs]] – 0.20%
* Others – 1.75%.
* According to preliminary data population censuses of 2009 the area population has made 729 512 foreheads (99% from planned number), the share of Kazakhs has made 47,7% of all population.

==External links==
*[http://www.pavlodar.gov.kz/ Official regional website]

===References===
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{{Geographic location
|Centre    = Pavlodar Region
|North     = {{flag|Novosibirsk Oblast}}, {{flag|Russia}}
|Northeast = {{flag|Altai Krai}}, {{flag|Russia}}
|East      = 
|Southeast = [[East Kazakhstan Region]]
|South     = [[Karagandy Region]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Akmola Region]]
|Northwest = [[North Kazakhstan Region]]<br>{{flag|Omsk Oblast}}, {{flag|Russia}}
}}

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