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Map of Pavlodar

Pavlodar is a first-level division of Kazakhstan. Its largest mapped city is Pavlodar, with about 329,002 people in the metropolitan area. The interactive map below is centred on Pavlodar, and the tables list its 5 mapped cities along with the lakes nearest to them.

Cities Mapped
5
Largest City
Pavlodar
329,002
Country
Kazakhstan
Asia

Interactive Map of Pavlodar

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About Pavlodar

Pavlodar (; Kazakh: Павлодар [pɑvɫəˈdɑr] ; Russian: Павлодар [pəvɫɐˈdar]) is a city in northeastern Kazakhstan and the capital of Pavlodar Region. It is located 450 kilometres (280 mi) northeast of the national capital Astana and 405 kilometres (252 mi) southeast of the Russian city of Omsk along the Irtysh River. In 2010, the city had a population of 331,710. The city is served by Pavlodar Airport.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia: Pavlodar (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Pavlodar in Depth

History

One of the oldest cities in northern Kazakhstan, Pavlodar was founded in the 9th century as the settlements of Khakan-Kimak and Imakia, the capitals of the Kimek–Kipchak confederation.

Koryakovsky fort was founded in 1720 as an Imperial Russian outpost. The settlement was created to establish control over the region's salt lakes, an important source of valuable salt. In 1861 the settlement was renamed Pavlodar and incorporated as a town. Pavlodar's significance was due in large measure to the substantial agricultural and salt-producing industries that had developed there despite the town's relatively small population. Pavlodar's population numbered only about 8,000 in 1897.

Geography

Pavlodar has a warm-summer humid continental climate that borders on the hot summer one (Köppen Dfb but only ½ a degree below Dfa) with long, cold winters and hot summers.

The average temperature in January is −15.8 °C (4 °F) with absolute observed lows reaching −45 to −47 °C (−49 to −53 °F). In July the temperature averages 21.5 °C (71 °F). Yearly precipitation amounts to 303 mm (12 in).

Economy

The largest local industries are aluminum, industrial chemicals, and farm machinery. An oil refinery was completed in 1978. In 2012 Polish rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz announced its intentions to build a tram assembly plant in Pavlodar in conjunction with the city's plans to buy up to 100 new trams from the manufacturer to shore up its aging public transport infrastructure. The pharmaceutical company Romat is based in Pavlodar.

Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Pavlodar (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Pavlodar: Key Facts

Key facts about Pavlodar
Population333,190 (2021)
Area314 km²
Established1720

Facts from Wikidata Q486282 (CC0).

History of Pavlodar: Empires and States

The atlas records 8 polities whose mapped territory included part of Pavlodar, from The Mongol Empire in 1220 CE to 2024 CE. They are listed in the order they first appear.

Polities that held Pavlodar, in chronological order
PolityPeriod here
The Mongol Empire1220–1293 CE
Golden Horde1294–1401 CE
White Horde1363–1384 CE
Khanate of Sibir1429–1486 CE
Kazakh Khanate1487–1847 CE
The Russian Empire1848–1916 CE
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics1922–1991 CE
Kazakhstan1992–2024 CE

Historical Maps of Pavlodar

Pavlodar on the world map in each year one of these states held it:

Derived by testing mapped cities against dated territorial polygons. Dates are when the polygons cover this place, not the polity's whole lifespan, and polities absent from the source dataset are not listed.

Largest Cities in Pavlodar

5 cities mapped. Ranked by metropolitan population. A port city's harbour is written up on the page of its sea.

Largest Cities in Pavlodar
#NamePopulation
1Pavlodar329,002
2Ekibastuz127,868
3Ertis9,216
4Kachiry8,931
5Sharbaqty107

Largest Lakes in Pavlodar

3 lakes mapped. Ranked by mapped surface area. A lake on a border is listed under each country it lies in, with the area of the whole lake. Assigned by the nearest mapped city, so features near the boundary may belong to a neighbouring division.

Largest Lakes in Pavlodar
#NameSurface Area
1Shreksor Kli98 km²
2Iken Zhbolat Lake82 km²
3Ozero Maraldy45 km²

Pavlodar: Quick Answers

Where is Pavlodar?
Pavlodar is a first-level division of Kazakhstan, in Asia. Its mapped cities centre on 52.5911° N, 76.3919° E.
What is the largest city in Pavlodar?
Pavlodar is the largest city mapped in Pavlodar, with a metropolitan population of about 329,002.
How many cities are in Pavlodar?
YearMaps maps 5 cities and towns in Pavlodar, with a combined metropolitan population of about 475,124. This counts mapped settlements, not every municipality.
What is the largest lake in Pavlodar?
The largest lake mapped in or beside Pavlodar is Shreksor Kli, at about 98 km².

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