Kostanay Region

region of Kazakhstan

Kostanay Region or Kostanay Province (Kazakh: Қостанай облысы; Russian: Костанайская область) is one of the regions in the north of Kazakhstan. The capital of the region is the city of Kostanay. As of 2023, the population is 832,110 people.[3]

Kostanay Region
Қостанай облысы  (Kazakh)
Костанайская область  (Russian)
Torgai plateau
Coat of arms of Kostanay Region
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Kostanay Province highlighted
Map of Kazakhstan, location of Kostanay Province highlighted
Coordinates: 53°12′N 63°38′E / 53.200°N 63.633°E / 53.200; 63.633
Country Kazakhstan
Established1936
CapitalKostanay
Government
 • AkimKumar Aksakalov[1]
Area
 • Total196,001 km2 (75,676 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
 • Total832,110
 • Density4.2/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (East)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+6 (not observed)
Postal codes
110000
Area codes+7 (714)
ISO 3166 codeKZ-KUS
Vehicle registration10, P
Districts16
Cities5
Townships8
Villages255
Websitewww.kostanay.gov.kz

The region borders on the Aktobe, Ulytau, Karaganda, Akmola and North Kazakhstan Regions of Kazakhstan. It also borders the Orenburg, Chelyabinsk and Kurgan Oblasts of Russia.

There are six cities in the region: Kostanay, Arkalyk, Rudny, Lisakovsk, Zhitikara and Tobyl.

References

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  1. "Кумар Аксакалов стал акимом Костанайской области". tengrinews.kz (in Russian). 2022-12-01.
  2. Agency of statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Численность населения Республики Казахстан по областям с начала 2013 года до 1 февраля 2013 года (russisch; Excel-Datei; 55 kB).
  3. "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of area (as of 2023-01-01)". QazStat. 2023-01-01. Archived from the original on 2023-03-05.