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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Kostanay
| native_name = Қостанай
| motto =
| image_skyline = kostanaycentre.jpg
| image_flag = Flag of Kostanay.png
| image_seal = Kostanay city seal.png
| image_map =
| map_caption =
| pushpin_map = Kazakhstan
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_mapsize = 280
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan
| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_type1 = [[Regions of Kazakhstan|Region]]
| subdivision_type2 =
| subdivision_name = [[Kazakhstan]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Kostanay Region]]
| subdivision_name2 =
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1879
| established_title2 = Incorporated ([[city]])
| established_date2 = 1893
| government_type =
| leader_title = Akim {{small|([[mayor]])}}
| leader_name = [[Bazyl Zhakupov]]
| area_total_km2 = 240
| population_as_of = 2014
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 217,135
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Asia/Almaty]]
| utc_offset = +6
| timezone_DST =
| utc_offset_DST =
| coordinates = {{coord|53.20|63.62|region:KZ|display=inline,title}}
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_min_m = 125
| elevation_max_m = 185
| postal_code_type = [[Postal code]]
| postal_code = 110000
| area_code = +7 7142<ref>[http://www.almaly.almaty.kz/page.php?page_id=93&lang=2&news_id=483 CODE OF ACCESS]</ref>
| registration_plate = P
| website = {{url|www.kostanay-city.kz}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Kostanay''' ({{lang-kz|'''Қостанай''', ''Qostanay'', قوستاناي}}) is a city located on the [[Tobol River]] in northern [[Kazakhstan]]. It was known as '''Nikolayevsk''' ({{lang-ru|''Николаевск''}}) until 1895 and then as '''Kustanay''' ({{lang-ru|''Кустанай''}}) until 1997. Kostanay is the administrative center of the [[Kostanay Region]].

==History==
Kostanay was founded by Russian settlers in 1879 and named Nikolaevsk, in honor of [[Tsar Nicholas II of Russia|Tsar Nicholas II]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://visitkazakhstan.kz/en/guide/information/9/13/|title=Kostanay city|website=visitkazakhstan.kz|accessdate=2015-10-06}}</ref> In 1888, the town had more than 3,000 inhabitants involved in the building of a mill and a brewery, which are still operational. In 1893, Kostanay was granted city status. The Red Army took control in 1918 and changed the city's name to Kostanay. The [[Kostanay Region]] was established in 1936 with its administrative center in Kostanay. In 2009, the city population was {{Kz-census2009| 214,916|punct=.}}

==Public institutions==
In Kostanay, there are five institutions of higher education. There are also 22 high schools which educate over 12,200 students. The state network of culture lists 381 libraries, 201 club establishments, 8 museums, and 2 theatres. Athletic facilities include 2 sports arenas, 26 stadiums, 10 sports complexes and 567 sports halls.

==Climate==
<div style="width:82%;">
{{Weather box
|location = Kostanay (1981–2010)
|metric first = yes
|single line = yes
|Jan record high C = 3.2
|Feb record high C = 3.8
|Mar record high C = 16.6
|Apr record high C = 30.6
|May record high C = 38.6
|Jun record high C = 41.0
|Jul record high C = 40.8
|Aug record high C = 39.9
|Sep record high C = 36.3
|Oct record high C = 28.6
|Nov record high C = 14.3
|Dec record high C = 6.8
|year record high C = 41.0
|Jan high C = -10.1
|Feb high C = -9.1
|Mar high C = -2.0
|Apr high C = 11.3
|May high C = 20.6
|Jun high C = 26.7
|Jul high C = 27.1
|Aug high C = 25.4
|Sep high C = 19.0
|Oct high C = 10.2
|Nov high C = -1.5
|Dec high C = -8.1
|year high C = 9.1
|Jan mean C = -14.5
|Feb mean C = -14.0
|Mar mean C = -7.3
|Apr mean C = 5.4
|May mean C = 13.8
|Jun mean C = 19.9
|Jul mean C = 20.9
|Aug mean C = 18.8
|Sep mean C = 12.5
|Oct mean C = 4.8
|Nov mean C = -5.5
|Dec mean C = -12.3
|year mean C = 3.5
|Jan low C = -18.9
|Feb low C = -18.6
|Mar low C = -12.0
|Apr low C = 0.2
|May low C = 7.5
|Jun low C = 13.5
|Jul low C = 15.2
|Aug low C = 13.1
|Sep low C = 7.1
|Oct low C = 0.5
|Nov low C = -8.1
|Dec low C = -16.5
|year low C = -1.5
|Jan record low C = -45.8
|Feb record low C = -47.8
|Mar record low C = -37.3
|Apr record low C = -24.0
|May record low C = -9.5
|Jun record low C = -2.1
|Jul record low C = 2.9
|Aug record low C = -0.7
|Sep record low C = -8.7
|Oct record low C = -23.0
|Nov record low C = -37.6
|Dec record low C = -44.5
|year record low C = -47.8
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation mm = 19
|Feb precipitation mm = 15
|Mar precipitation mm = 15
|Apr precipitation mm = 25
|May precipitation mm = 35
|Jun precipitation mm = 35
|Jul precipitation mm = 54
|Aug precipitation mm = 35
|Sep precipitation mm = 25
|Oct precipitation mm = 29
|Nov precipitation mm = 25
|Dec precipitation mm = 24
|year precipitation mm = 336
|Jan humidity = 82
|Feb humidity = 81
|Mar humidity = 81
|Apr humidity = 68
|May humidity = 58
|Jun humidity = 57
|Jul humidity = 64
|Aug humidity = 64
|Sep humidity = 64
|Oct humidity = 73
|Nov humidity = 82
|Dec humidity = 82
|year humidity = 71
|Jan rain days = 0
|Feb rain days = 0
|Mar rain days = 3
|Apr rain days = 7
|May rain days = 13
|Jun rain days = 11
|Jul rain days = 12
|Aug rain days = 12
|Sep rain days = 11
|Oct rain days = 9
|Nov rain days = 4
|Dec rain days = 1
|year rain days = 83
|Jan snow days = 19
|Feb snow days = 16
|Mar snow days = 12
|Apr snow days = 4
|May snow days = 1
|Jun snow days = 0.1
|Jul snow days = 0
|Aug snow days = 0
|Sep snow days = 0.3
|Oct snow days = 5
|Nov snow days = 13
|Dec snow days = 18
|year snow days = 88
|Jan sun = 96
|Feb sun = 141
|Mar sun = 201
|Apr sun = 251
|May sun = 296
|Jun sun = 322
|Jul sun = 321
|Aug sun = 283
|Sep sun = 210
|Oct sun = 139
|Nov sun = 90
|Dec sun = 78
|year sun = 2428
|source 1 = Pogoda.ru.net<ref name="pogoda">{{cite web
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20161125142014/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/28952.htm
| archivedate = 25 November 2016
| url = http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate/28952.htm
| title = Weather and Climate - The Climate of Kostanay
| accessdate = 25 November 2016
| publisher = Weather and Climate (Погода и климат)
| language = Russian}}</ref>
|source 2 = [[NOAA]] (sun, 1961–1990)<ref name = NOAA >
{{cite web
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_II/KS/28952.TXT
| title = Kustanai (Kostanay) Climate Normals 1961–1990
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| accessdate = 25 November 2016}}</ref>
}}
</div>

==Culture==
[[File:KZ-2013-50tenge-Kostanay-b.png|thumb|left|100px|Coin with Kostanay]]
Kostanay has a rich historical-cultural heritage. The regional center includes a [[Sunni]] [[mosque]], the Regional Administration Building, Kostanay State University, the Kostanay Regional Memorial Museum of [[Ybyrai Altynsarin|Altynsarin]], the Kazakh Drama Theatre, Central Square and a railway station. Historical monuments include the Ybyrai Altynsarin monument, the [[Akhmet Baitursynov]] monument, a memorial dedicated to victims of the Second World War, the "Execution wall" (where [[Alexander Kolchak]]'s army officers were executed by [[Red Army]] soldiers), and the [[Alexander Pushkin]] monument.

==Transportation==
[[File:Soyuz TMA-06M crew members are greeted at the Kustanay Airport.jpg|thumb|right|287px|[[Soyuz TMA-06M]] crew members are greeted at the Kostanay Airport]]
Kostanay is connected by road with the following cities in Russia: [[Chelyabinsk]], [[Magnitogorsk]], [[Troitsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast|Troitsk]], [[Yekaterinburg]], [[Kurgan]] and [[Tyumen]]. It is also connected to [[Astana]] and [[Almaty]] in Kazakhstan. Fifty-three railway stations carry passengers and cargo from the city. Oil is delivered by rail from [[Russia]] as well as oil refineries in Kazakhstan.

[[Kostanay Airport|Kostanay International Airport]] handles common and charter flights to many cities in Kazakhstan, [[Commonwealth of Independent States|former Soviet republics]], [[Germany]] ([[Frankfurt]] and [[Hanover]]), the [[United Arab Emirates]], [[Turkey]], and other countries. The airport also functions as a local port of entry and customs checkpoint.

==Sport==
Kostanay is home to the [[FC Tobol]] football club, based in the [[Kostanay Central Stadium]], which participates in the [[Kazakhstan Super League]]. Kostanay also has a basketball team, BK Tobol Kostanay, which participates in the [[Kazakhstan Basketball Cup]]. The city has an ice rink for winter sports, and in 2016, a team participated in the national [[bandy]] championship in [[Khromtau]] for junior players born in 1999-2000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hromtau.aktobe.gov.kz/ru/node/31458 |title=С 21 по 24 января 2016г. на стадионе «Горняк» г. Хромтау стартовал Чемпионат Республики Казахстан по хоккею с мячом среди юниоров 1999-2000 г.р. |website=Hromtau.aktobe.gov.kz |accessdate=September 5, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://ingvarr.net.ru/photo/132 Photos of Kostanay]

{{Kostanay Region}}
{{Cities of Kazakhstan}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Populated places established in 1879]]
[[Category:Populated places in Kostanay Region]]

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