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Astana

Administration

Full name	Astana
Official name	Astana
Native name	Астана
Country	Kazakhstan
Founded	1998
Government
Akim (mayor)	Imangali Tasmagambetov
Geography
Total Area	278.7 sq mi (722 km2)
Metro Area	0 sq mi (\|area_metro_sq_mi= km2)
Elevation	1138.5 ft (347\|elevation_ft= m)
Demography
Total Population	708794 (August 1, 2010)
Density (pop.)	958/km² (2481.2/sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	BTT (UTC+6)
Postal code	010000 � 010015
Area code	+7 7172
ISO 3166-2	AST
License plate	Z

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Astana ( ), formerly known as Akmola (Kazakh: Ақмола / Aqmola, until 1998), Tselinograd ( , until 1992) and Akmolinsk (Russian: Акмолинск, until 1961), is the capital and second largest city (after Almaty) of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though administrated separately from the province as a federal city area.

The current mayor of Astana is Imangali Tasmagambetov. He was appointed on 4 April 2008.

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