Kostanay Kazakhstan oblast


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Kostanay Kazakhstan oblast overview


Kostanay oblast coat of arms

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) coat of arms picture

Kostanay oblast map location

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) map location picture

Kostanay oblast, also spelled Qostanay, Qostanai, Kostanai, Kustanai or Kus-tanai, is situated in northern Kazakhstan. The capital city of the region is Kostanay.

Kostanay region contains a portion of Turgay Lowland, which lies between the foothills of Urals mountains and Kazakh Uplands and connects West Siberian Plain in the north with Turgay Tableland in the south.

A wide, fertile black-earth belt in the northern part of Kostanay region changes into dry steppe toward the south. The climate of Kostanay oblast is continental and dry. Main river of Kostanay region is Tobol, flowing north. There are a lot of lakes, the largest of which is Kushmurun.

Kostanay Kazakhstan oblast population - 900,300 (2007).
Kostanay Kazakhstan oblast land area - 196,000 sq. km.

Kostanay region wild boars

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - wild boars photo

Kostanay region road through wheat field

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - the road through wheat field photo

Kostanay region steppe landscape

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - steppe landscape photo

Kostanay Kazakhstan oblast population

Kostanay region chief cities are Kostanay (the capital), Dzhetygara, Rudny, and Lisakovsk. Kostanay oblast population is composed of Russians, Kazakhs, Ukrainians, Germans, Belorussians, and Tatars.

Kostanay oblast fall forest

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - fall forest photo

Kostanay Kazakhstan oblast economy

Mining, developed particularly since the 1950s, and agriculture dominate in Kostanay region economy.

Iron ore is mined in large quantities at Rudny and Lisakovsk, and there are also significant iron-ore deposits at Kachar, asbestos at Dzhetygara, and low-grade bauxite at Krasno-oktyabrsky in Kostanay oblast.

Kostanay region is a major producer of grain, particularly wheat. The sown areas were quadrupled as a result of the Virgin and Idle Lands Campaign in the mid-1950s. Cattle and sheep are also raised in Kostanay region.

Kostanay region fox

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - fox photo

Kostanay region open-cast iron ore mine

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - open-cast iron ore mine photo

Kostanay region endless wheat fields

Kostanay Kazakhstan region (oblast) views - endless wheat fields photo