Kokshetau Oblast

Kokshetau Oblast Көкшетау облысы (Kazakh) Кокшетауская область (Russian)
Oblast of the  Kazakh SSR (1944–1991) and  Kazakhstan (1991–1997)
1944–1997
Kokshetau Oblast (red) and Kazakh SSR (grey)
Capital	Kokshetau
Area
• Coordinates	53°16′N 69°22′E / 53.267°N 69.367°E / 53.267; 69.367
• 1989	78,100 km2 (30,200 sq mi)
Population
• 1989	664,282
History
• Established	16 March 1944
• Disestablished	3 May 1997
Political subdivisions	15 raions (districts) and two municipalities

Kokshetau Oblast (Kazakh: Көкшетау облысы, Kökşetau oblısı [køkɕetɑw obləsə]; Russian: Кокшета́уская о́бласть, romanized: Kokshetauskaya oblast', IPA: [kokʂɪˈtaʊskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]), was an administrative division (an oblast) of the former Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1944–1991) in the Soviet Union, established on March 16, 1944.^[1] Upon Kazakhstan's independence in 1991, the oblast continued to exist until May 3, 1997. It was formerly known between 1944 and 1993 as Kokchetav Oblast (Russian: Кокчета́вская о́бласть, romanized: Kokchetavskaya oblast', IPA: [koktɕɪˈtavskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]).

Located in between latitudes 53° and 16° N and longitudes 69° and 22° E, Kokshetau Oblast was bordered to the northeast by the Omsk Oblast, to the north by the North Kazakhstan Oblast, to the east by the Pavlodar Oblast, and to the south by the Akmolinsk Oblast. The oblast was located in the northern part of Kazakh SSR (later Kazakhstan), and its territory is currently divided between North Kazakhstan and Akmola regions. It had a territory of 78,100 km² (30,200 sq mi) and, as of 1989 All-Union Census, the population of the oblast was 664,282 persons. The oblast was administratively subdivided into 15 raions and two municipalities of Kokchetav and Shchuchinsk.

The administrative center and the largest city of Kokshetau Oblast was the eponymous city of Kokchetav (Kokshetau), after which it was named.