Map of Kostanay, Kazakhstan

Kostanay is the administrative centre of Kostanay, Kazakhstan, with a population of about 210,000. It lies at 53.2144°N, 63.6246°E. Kostanay is about 579 km (360 mi) northwest of Astana, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rudnyy, 44 km to the southwest.

Kostanay at a glance

Where is Kostanay?

• The 14th largest city in Kazakhstan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 31 min on the shortest day to 16 h 59 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kostanay

• Rudnyy — 44 km southwest
• Lisakovsk — 106 km southwest
• Troitsk — 167 km northwest, Russia
• Zhitikara — 199 km southwest
• Yuzhnoural’sk — 207 km northwest, Russia
• Korkino — 236 km northwest, Russia
• Kopeysk — 248 km northwest, Russia
• Chelyabinsk — 259 km northwest, Russia
• Kurgan — 272 km northeast, Russia
• Chebarkul’ — 289 km northwest, Russia

Largest cities in Kostanay

• Rudnyy — 124,000
• Zhitikara — 43,104
• Arkalyk — 42,000
• Lisakovsk — 40,000

Largest cities in Kazakhstan

• Almaty — 1,977,011
• Astana — 1,544,142
• Shymkent — 1,200,000
• Aktobe — 500,757
• Karagandy — 497,777
• Taraz — 358,153
• Kyzylorda — 354,800
• Oral — 330,000
• Pavlodar — 329,002
• Ust-Kamenogorsk — 319,067

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.