Kostanay Region
region of Kazakhstan
Kostanay Region (Kazakh: Қостанай облысы, romanized: Qostanai oblysy; Russian: Костанайская область, romanized: Kostanayskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. Its administrative center is the city of Kostanay. The population of the region is 821,473. The population living in Kostanay is 277,064, which is equivalent to 33.7% of the region.
Geography
Kostanay Region is adjacent to the Russian federal subjects Orenburg Oblast, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Kurgan Oblast, and is near the Ural Mountains. It also touches four other Kazakh regions: Aktobe Region to the southwest, Karaganda Region to the south, Akmola Region to the southeast, and North Kazakhstan Region to the northeast. The Tobol (Tobyl) River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, starts in and flows through the region on its way to Russia. Kostanay Region's area is 197,000 square kilometers, making it the sixth largest of the Kazakh regions.
Flora and fauna
The flora and fauna of the Kostanay Region are suitable for the organization and development of zones for fishing and hunting, lake-commodity fish culture, and hunting facilities development. Ground-based fauna include 52 kinds of mammals; and others include 267 permanently located or migratory birds, 10 kinds of amphibians, and, in reservoirs, 24 kinds of fish.
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