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GENERAL GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION Kostanai oblast is founded in 1936, located in the northern part of , Arkalyk . Total GDP in oblast for 2002 year - 157,3 mlrd. Tenge . Densities of area -5,1 %. PUBLIC INSTITITUTIONS In Kostanai oblast, there are 8 higher educational institutions: 4 state and 4 not state, and also 6 branches of the Kazakhstan and Russian high schools. One of the basic - A. Baitursynov State University. The total number of students is 23,600. There are also 22 colleges in which it is trained over 12,200 pupils. In 2002-2003 year there were 723 schools open, with a total number of 155,500 students. The state network of culture totals 380 libraries, 201 club establishments, 8 museums and 2 theatres: I. Omarov regional Kazakh drama theatre and the regional Russian drama theatre. There are numerous athletic facilities: two sports arenas, 26 stadiums, 10 sports complexes and 567 sports halls. SIGHTS OF KOSTANAI Kostanai oblast is rich in objects with a historical-cultural heritage. Kostanai oblast has 1,974 monuments of history and culture. The regional center includes the Muslim mosque, Passage of merchant Yaushev (a regional historical study of local lore museum), the Voronov House of merchant (child-youthful library), Voischev House of merchant (state management of education), the Building of city exchequer (a complex "Hope"), Senokosov House of merchant (management of town architecture), the Building of regional administration (Kostanai State University), the Building cinema "Furor" (a building of "obldramtheatre"), the Building of real school (institute of improvement of teachers), Lorens House of merchant (Kazagroexpert), the City-center, Supermarket, Cinema "Kostanai", Altynsarin Regional memorial museum, the post office, chess club, the Kazakh Drama Theatre, the Central Square, and the railway station. Historical monuments include: I. Altynsarin monument, the Bust to Two Heroes of Soviet Union (I. F. Pavlov and L. I. Beda), the A. Baitursynov monument, the Memorial complex of memory of victims of the Second World War, Monument "to Subjugators of virgin lands", A. Imanov bust, L.I. Taranu Bust and the B. Majlinu Monument. In the sanatorium "Sosnovy bor" there are hydropithic establishment, which are located on medical sources and have "interrepublican" value. Treatments carried out include: a digestive path, respiratory bodies, postoperative rehabilitation and mud baths. NATURAL RESOURCES The oblast is characterized by rather flat relief with inflows of the rivers: Ayat, Ubagan, Ui, Torgai, Saryozen, Kara and Ulyzhylanchik. The Northern part occupies the southeast "suburb" of the West-Siberian lowland, the Torgai plateau is situated to the south; in the west is the wavy plain Zaural plateau and in the southwest are the Saryarka River forks. Within the limits of the oblast there are about 310 rivers total. The largest rivers are the Tobol and the Torgai. Located on the Tobol River are the Verhnetobolsk, Karatomar and Amangeldy water basins. In Kostanai oblast are more than five thousand lakes. The largest of them are located in the Torgai dell - the Kusmyryn, Sarymoin, Aksuat, and Sarykopa. Total woodland area is 217,500 including 151,200 natural plantings. In connection with development of virgin lands, almost all areas with cherozem and dark chestnut soils are ploughed for wheat. The Kostanai oblast is rich in minerals, especially Iron ore (deposits of Magnetite ores. The total stock of magnetite ore and hematite ore is 15.7 billion tons, of them easy enrich and not demanding enrichment - 5.7 billion tons. Are rich in iron ore, Brown Coal , Asbestos , fire-resistant and brick Clay , flux and cement Limestone , and glass class="copylinks">Sand . There Are 19 Deposits Of Bauxite, 7 [[gold deposits, one Silver deposit and one Nickel deposit. In the northern part of the area, wheat fields on chernozem and dark chestnut soils and Pine forests (Arakaragai, Amankaragai) prevail; southern part is dominated by grasslands and shrublands on chestnut and light chestnut soils. TOURIST INDUSTRY Kostanai oblast's flora and fauna resources are suitable for the organization and development of fisheries and hunting, and lake-commodity fish culture. Varieties of fauna includes 52 species of mammals, 267 resident or migratory birds, 10 species of amphibious and "kowtowing". 24 species of Fish live in local reservoirs. Naurzumsky Reserve (877 km&2), 3 natural "zakaznik" (1630 km&2) and 12 state nature sanctuaries (0.47 km&2) with a rich vegetative cover. COMMUNICATIONS Kostanai oblast has steady automobile outputs in all next regions and the regional centers. The total length of general-purpose highways is 9,133 km, republican value - 1,401 km and local - 7,732 km. On territory of area pass from the north on the south and a southeast the main transit roads connecting the regional center with cities of Ural: , Almaty , and adjoining areas. Operation length of railways of general purpose, which are taking place on territory of oblast, is 1048 km. Fifty-three stations process cargo and passenger transportation, which covers all major Kazakh cities and 11 regions. Kostanai oblast has three airports with a firm covering of runways: Kostanai, Arkalyk, and Torgai settlement. Runways of the airport of Kostanai can accept the following types of airplanes: Tu-134, Tu-154, АН-22, Il-86 and some Boeing airliners. From Kostanai international airport, there are regular and charter flights in many cities in Kazakhstan, many former Soviet republics, Germany (Frankfurt on Main, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart), the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and others. These are ports of entry and customs checkpoints. Mineral Oil in Kostanai oblast is delivered from Russia and from oil refineries in Kazakhstan by rail. Kostanai is supplied with water from Amangeldinsky water basins (underground volume 6,7 million cubic meters) and Kostanai deposit of underground waters (operational stocks - 33.5 million cubic meters). Karatomar water basins (underground volume 516 million cubic meters) supply Rudny , the Kаchar region and Fedorovka . The city of Lisakovsk gets water from the Verhnetobols water basins (underground volume totals 814 million cubic meters). Regional centers Sarykol, Karasu, Uzunkol are supplied with water with Ishim water supply line and Sеrgeevsk water basin which is on the territory of the North-Kazakhstan region. 12 big water supply lines on the territory of Kostanai region give water to more than 220 settlements and 5 regional centers. Water delivery of other areas is carried out from local sources (deposits of underground waters). The local telecommunications monopoly in the Kostanai region is the a branch of "Kazaktelekom". The big development was when Kostanai oblast gained Internet access, Cellular communication, and Internet Telephony . LANGUAGE AND POPULATION Population of Kostanai oblast as of January 1, 2002 is 972,800. Population density is 5 people/km&2. Population living in Kostanai is 223,600 person or 22% of the oblast population. The territory of the city is 740,000 km&2. Kostanai oblast contains more than one hundred different nationalities. The state language is Kazakh . The majority of the population knows Russian . CLIMATE The Kostanai oblast climate is continental, with strongly pronounced alternation of four seasons. Average temperatures: January: -18 to -19 °С, July: 19 to 22 °С. In the winter, the temperature can be as cold as -25 to -30 °C. In summer, the temperature can reach 30 °C. Annual amount of precipitation is 300-350 mm in the northern areas and 240 to 280 mm in the south. The growing season is about 150 to 175 days in the north and 180 days in the south. EXTERNAL LINKS
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