Kostanay Region

**Kostanay Province** () is a province o Kazakhstan. Its caipital is Kostanay Ceety. The population o the province is 900,300. Population livin in Kostanay is 207,000  that maks 23 % o the population o province. The ither lairge ceeties in the province are Rudni.

## Geography
Kostanay Province is adjacent tae the Roushie federal subjects Orenburg Oblast, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Kurgan Oblast, an is near the Ural Moontains. It touches fower ither Kazakh provinces: Aktobe Province tae the soothwast, Karagandy Province tae the sooth, Akmola Province tae the sootheast, an North Kazakhstan Province tae the northeast. The Tobol (Tobyl) River, a tributary o the Irtysh River, stairts in an flows throu the province on its wey tae Roushie. Kostanay Province's aurie is 197,000 square kilometers, makkin it the saxt lairgest o the Kazakh provinces.

### Flora an fauna
Resoorces o an ainimal an flora o Kostanay Province are suitable for the organisation an development o zones an objects o ceevilizit fishery an a hunt, lake-commodity fish cultur, hunt facilities development. The fauna o grund ainimal includes 52 kynds o mammal, 267 is constant or temporarily livin birds, 10 kynds o amphibious an kowtowin, in reservoirs 24 kynds o fishes live.

*Naurzum reserve* (877&nbsp;km²), 3 naitural sanctuaries (1630&nbsp;km²) an 12 state natur sanctuaries (0.47&nbsp;km²) wi a rich vegetative kiver are pride o region.

### Natural resources
The territory o province is characterizit bi rather flat relief wi inflaes o the rivers: Ayat, Ubagan, Ui, Torgai wi inflaes o the rivers: Saryozen, Kara. The northren pairt occupee sootheast suburb o the Wast-Siberie lawland, tae the sooth frae it is situatit Torgai plateau; in the wast - wavy plain Zaural plateau an in a soothwast Saryarka spurs. River netwirk is rare. Athin the leemits o the province it is totalit aboot 310 fine rivers. The lairgest rivers - Tobol an Torgai. On the river Tobol are Verhnetobolsk, Karatomar an Amangeldy watter basins. In Kostanay Province are mair nor 5 thoosan lakes. Lairgest o them are locatit in Torgai dell - Kusmyryn, Sarymoin, Aksuat, Sarykopa. Firthland aurie 2,175&nbsp;km² includin 1,512&nbsp;km² naitural plantins. In connection wi the Soviet Virgin Lands Campaign, hintle o the aurie wis ploughed for wheat.  The Kostanay Province is rich in minerals, especially iron ore (deposits o magnetite ores - Sokolovsk, Sarbaiskoe, Kachary an broun soolits iron ores - Ayatsk iron ore puil, Lisakovsk deposit). The tot stock o magnetite's ores an hematite's maks 15,7 billion tons, o them easy enrich an no demandin enrichment - 5,7 billion tons. Especially bouels are rich in iron ore, broun coal, asbestos, fire-resistant an brick cley, flux an cement limestane, gless saund, a biggin stane an ithers. Opened 19 deposits o bauxite, 7 - gowd, on ane o siller an nickel. In northren pairt o aurie chernozems an pine forests (Arakaragai, Amankaragai) prevail; in the central pairt - chestnut grund wi pine forest Naurzimkaragai on the basis o which the same reserve is organized; the soothren pairt is dominatit bi grasslands an shrublands.

### Watter
The province centre, Kostanay, is suppleed wi watter frae Amangeldinsky watter basins (unnergrund volume 6,7 million cubic meters) an Kostanay deposit o unnergrund watters (operational stocks - 33.5 million cube. m). The ceety o Lisakovsk gets watter frae the Verhnetobols watter basins (unnergrund volume totals 814 million cubic meters). Regional centres Sarykol, Karasu, Uzunkol are suppleed wi watter wi Ishim watter supply line an Sergeevsk watter basin which is on the territory o the North-Kazakhstan region. 12 big watter supply lines on the territory o Kostanay region gie watter tae mair nor 220 settlements an 5 regional centres. Watter delivery o ither auries is carriet oot frae local soorces (deposits o unnergrund watters). Karatomar watter basins (unnergrund volume 516 million cube. m) supply Rudni, Kachar region an Fedorovka.

## Climate
Kostanay Province climate is continental, wi strangly pronooncit alternation o fower saisons. Average temperaturs: Januar: -18 tae -19 °С, Julie: 19 tae 22 °С. In the winter, the temperatur can be as cauld as -25 tae -30&nbsp;°C. In simmer, the temperatur can reach 30&nbsp;°C. Annual amoont o precipitation is 300–350&nbsp;mm in the northren auries an 240 tae 280&nbsp;mm in the sooth. The growin saison is aboot 150 tae 175 days in the north an 180 days in the sooth.

## Demographics
Accordin tae the 1999 census, the major ethnic groups are Roushies (42.27%) an Kazakhs (30.93%). Maist important minorities are Ukrainian (12.82%), German (5.64%), Byeloroushie (2.46%), Tatar (1.97%), Poles (0.21%) an Ithers (3.70%).

As o 2006 December, Kazakhs accoontit for 33.8% an Roushies accoontit for 41.7% o the population. Germans haed decreased tae 3.9%.

Population (2009): 886 300 fowk (5,7 %, 6 place)
 
Density 4,5 fowk / km ² (8 place)
 
Naitional structur Kazakhs — 46,6 %
Roushie — 28,6 %
 
The aurie o 196,0 thoosan in km ² (7,2 %, 6 place)

## Admeenistrative diveesions
The province is administratively dividit intae saxteen destricts an the ceeties o Kostanay, Arkalyk, Lisakovsk, an Rudniy. 
# Altynsarin Destrict, wi the admeenistrative centre in the selo o Obagan;
# Amangeldi Destrict, the selo o Amangeldi;
# Auliekol Destrict, the selo o Auliekol;
# Denisov Destrict, the dounset f Denisovka;
# Fyodorov Destrict, the selo o Fyodorovka;
# Kamysty Destrict, the selo o Kamysty;
# Karabalyk Destrict, the urban-teep dounset o Karabalyk;
# Karasu Destrict, the selo o Karasu;
# Kostanay Destrict, the urban-teep dounset o Zatobolsk;
# Mendykara Destrict, the selo o Borovskoye;
# Nauyrzym Destrict, the selo o Karamendy;
# Sarykol Destrict, the urban-teep dounset o Sarykol;
# Taran Destrict, the selo o Taran;
# Uzunkol Destrict, the selo o Uzunkol;
# Zhangeldi Destrict, the selo o Torgay;
# Zhetikara Destrict, the toun o Zhetikara.

The follaein five localities in Kostanay Province hae toun status: Kostanay, Arkalyk, Lisakovsk, Rudniy, an Zhetikara.

## Public institutions
Kostanay Province function 8 heicher educational institutions: 4 state an 4 no state, an anaw 6 branches o the Kazakhstan an Roushie heich schuils. Ane o the basic - Kostanay State Varsity (namit efter Akhmet Baytursinuli). The tot nummer o students is made bi 23,6 thoosan person. An aw functions 22 colleges in which it is trained ower 12,2 thoosan pupils.

In 2002-2003 educational year wirk 723 schuils, wi a contingent o pupils - 155,5 thoosan person.

The state netwirk o cultur totals 380 libraries, 201 club establishments, 8 museums, 2 theatres: I. Omarov regional Kazakh drama theatre an regional Roushie drama theatre. The regional showroom wirks.

Thare are sport objects: twa pailaces o sports, 26 stadiums, 10 sports complexes an 567 sports haws.

## Communications

Kostanay Province haes steady automobile ootputs in aw next regions an the regional centres.  The Extent o general-purpose heich-gates maks 9133&nbsp;km, republican value - 1401&nbsp;km an local - 7732&nbsp;km. On territory o aurie pass frae the north on the sooth an a sootheast the main transit roads connectin the regional centre wi ceeties o Kazakhstan: Astana, Almaty an adjoinin auries; Ural: Chelyabinsk, Magnitogorsk, Troitsk, Ekaterinburg; Zaural: Kurgan, Tyumen.

Operation lenth o railweys o general purpose, which are takkin place on territory o province, is equal tae 1048&nbsp;km.  Function 53 stations conductin cargo an passenger transportations which kiver aw ceeties an 11 region.

In Kostanay Province are available three airports wi a firm coverin o runweys: in ceeties o Kostanay an Arkalyk, dounset Torgai. Runweys o the airport o Kostanay can accept types o planes: Tu-134, Tu-154, АН-22, Il-86 an the Boeing. Frae the internaitional airport o Kostanay regular an chairter flichts in mony ceeties o Kazakhstan, the CIS, Germany (Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart), tae the Unitit Arab Emirates, Turkey an ithers are carriet oot. Here thare are pynts o the boondary an customs control. Mineral ile in Kostanay Province is delivered frae the Roushie Federation an frae ile refineries o Kazakhstan bi railwey.

The basic monopolist in sphere o telecommunications in Kostanay Province is the branch o "Kazaktelekom". The big development wis receivit wi a global network the Internet, cellular communication, an IP-telephony.

## Health
In sanatorium *Sosnoviy bor* thare are hydropathic establishments, which are locatit on medical soorces an hae interrepublican value. Treatment is carriet oot: a gastrointestinal tract, respiratory seestem, postoperative rehabilitation an a mud baths.

## Sichts o Kostanay Province
Kostanay Province is rich in objects o a historical-cultural heritage. It is totaled 1974 immuivable monuments o a history an culturs.

## Freemit airtins
*Offeecial wabsteid 

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