Pavlodar Region is a region of Kazakhstan. Its capital is the city of Pavlodar, which has a population of 322,851. The population of the region: 742,475 (2009 Counting results); 806,983 (1999 Counting results).

Pavlodar borders Russia to the north, and also borders the following Kazakh regions: Akmola (to the west), East Kazakhstan (to the south-east), North Kazakhstan (to the north-west), and 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 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 the cities of Pavlodar, Aksu, and Ekibastuz.

Aktogay District, with the administrative center in the village of Aktogay;

Bayanaul District, the village of Bayanaul;

Ertis District, the village of Ertis;

Kashyr District, the village of Kashyr;

Lebyazhye District, the village of Akku;

May District, the village of Koktobe;

Pavlodar District, the city of Pavlodar;

Sharbakty District, the village of Sharbakty;

Uspen District, the village of Uspenka;

Zhelezin District, the village of Zhelezinka.

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

Pavlodar Region hosts a diverse range of ethnic groups:

Demographics (2007 Jan)

Kazakhs – 46.15%

Russians – 38.26%

Ukrainians – 6.39%

Germans – 3.21%

Tatars – 2.07%

Belarusians – 0.86%

Moldovans – 0.39%

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.