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'''Khromtau''' ({{lang-kk|'''Хромтау''' / '''Xromtaw'''}}) is a town in [[Aktobe Region]] of [[Kazakhstan]], the administrative center of [[Khromtau District]]. It was formed in 1967. Population: {{Kz-census2009|21,740|punct=;}}{{Kz-census1999|24,089|punct=.}}

Khromtau has important [[Chromium]] deposits, which are currently exploited in underground mines by Kazchrome, a subsidiary of [[Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation]] (ENRC). Previously, Chromite ore was mined in open cast mines, which left enormous pits behind.

The newly built mosque and the also new Russian orthodox church are juxtaposed on the main square of town.

[[FC Gornyak]] soccer team played in the [[Kazakhstan First Division]]. They are now defunct.

The colours of the [[bandy]] team [[Gornyak (Khromtau)|Gornyak]] are green and white. They played a test match against [[Akzhaiyk]] at [[Medeu]] before the 2011 Asian Winter Games,<ref>[http://www.sports.kz/news/solntse-vozduh-i-bendi Солнце, воздух и бенди]</ref> but have no adult team in league as they used to.[http://akzhajik.ucoz.kz/news/k_40_letiju_pervogo_matcha_komandy_masterov_g_uralska_soperniki_kotorykh_uzhe_net_gornjak_khromtau/2015-10-10-949] Nowadays young players is the focus.<ref>[https://egemen.kz/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/26-01-2016-gornyak-01.jpg Picture og the Gornyak youth bandy team]</ref> The town sent a bandy team to the [[Spartakiade (Kazakhstan)|Spartakiade]] 2009.<ref>http://akghaik.ucoz.ru/photo/9-2-0-0-2</ref> Aktobe Region, made up by players from Khromtau, won the Spartakiade in 2013.[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://bnews.kz/ru/news/post/127525/&prev=search] For the 2014-15 season, two youth teams were allowed to participate in the leagues of [[Sverdlovsk Oblast]].[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rusbandy.ru%2Fnews%2F5322%2F] Two players from Khromtau, [[Sultan Kadyrzhanov]][http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/3852/] and [[Kuanysh Tiemiralin]][http://www.rusbandy.ru/gamer/1831/] has played in Kazakhstan's only professional club, [[Akzhaiyk]][http://www.rusbandy.ru/club/21/] from [[Oral, Kazakhstan#Sports|Oral]]. Sultan was also part of the [[Kazakhstan national bandy team|Kazakh team]] at the [[Bandy at the 2011 Asian Winter Games|2011 Asian Winter Games]].<ref>[http://www.diapazon.kz/aktobe/aktobe-theme-of-thet-day/35649-shkolnik-iz-khromtau-stal-chempionom-aziady.html Школьник из Хромтау стал чемпионом Азиады ]</ref> A national youth championship has been organised.[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://avestnik.kz/%3Fp%3D11672&prev=search] 2016 Gornyak won the national championship for junior players born in 1999-2000 on home ice.[http://egemen.kz/2016/02/17/24529][http://www.diapazon.kz/aktobe/aktobe-sport/79583-gornyak-stal-chempionom-strany-po-hokkeyu-s-myachom.html][http://hromtau.aktobe.gov.kz/ru/node/31458]

==References==
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{{Aktobe Region}}

[[Category:Populated places in Aktobe Region]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1967]]

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