What is Kokshetau?
{{Infobox settlement |name = Kokshetau |native_name = Көкшетау |native_name_lang = Kazakh |settlement_type = City |image_seal = Kokshetau seal.png |image_skyline = |image_caption = Kokshetau in 2020 |coordinates = {{coord|53|16|56|N|69|23|48|E|display=inline,title}} |pushpin_map = Kazakhstan |map_caption = Location of Kokshetau in Kazakhstan |subdivision_type = [[Country]] |subdivision_name = {{flag|Kazakhstan}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Kazakhstan|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Akmola Region|Akmola]] }} '''Kokshetau''' ({{lang-kk|Көкшетау|Kökşetau}}) is a city in [[Kazakhstan]], the capital of the [[Akmola Region]]. Until 1993 it was called '''Kokchetav''' ({{lang-ru|Кокчетав}}). As of 2023, 174,613 people live here, and 191,099 people live in the [[urban area]].<ref name=pop2023>{{Cite web|date=2023-01-01|title=Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)|url=https://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT478686|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230305101742/https://stat.gov.kz/api/getFile/?docId=ESTAT478686|archive-date=2023-03-05|website=QazStat}}</ref> Kokshetau is mostly known for its beautiful nature and [[tourism]]. The name of the city is translated from [[Kazakh]] as ''“blue mountain”''. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Kazakhstan]] [[Category:Akmola Region]] {{multistub|asia|geo}}