Межэтнические отношения - Секретариат областной АНК

As of the beginning of 2024, the population of Kostanay region is 823,984 inhabitants, including: Kazakhs - 370,037 (44.5%), Russians – 278,226 (33.5%), Ukrainians – 85,212 (10.2%) , Germans – 30,418 (3.7%), Belarusians – 16,044 (1.9%), Tatars – 14,232 (1.7%), Azerbaijanis – 4,171 (0.5%), Koreans – 4,069 (0.5%), Bashkirs – 3,874 (0.47%), Moldovans – 2,639 (0.31%), Armenians – 1,816 (0.21%), Chechens – 1 664 (0.20%), Udmurts – 1,661 (0.20%), Poles – 1,634 (0.19%), Uzbeks – 1,539 (0.19%), Mordovians – 1,487 (0.18%), Chuvash – 1,105 (0.13%) and other ethnic groups – 10,156 (1.1%). The public structure of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan of the region includes: 19 ethnocultural associations, as well as advisory bodies - Aksakaldar kenesi, Council of Mothers; scientific expert group; Club of Journalists, Club of Entrepreneurs, center "Zhomart Zhan", Mediation Council, youth movement "Assembly of Zhastars". There are 8 language schools of languages (Turkish, Hebrew, Bashkir, Korean, German, Tatar, Armenian, Azerbaijani), 1 club of speech practice "Situational Kazakh" at KSU "Kogamdyk kelisim". - Mamile" for the study of the state language, 7 youth wings, 12 creative groups (Korean choir "Yong-kodi", samulnori ensemble, vocal ensemble of the Ukrainian song "Lyra", ensemble of Slavic, Russian and Cossack songs "Razdolitsa", school of Caucasian dance "Highlanders-Ahiska", vocal ensemble "ANK", the youth studio "K-ROHR", the choir of the Russian song "Kostanay Dawns", the Theater studio "Asyl Mura Amanaty", the dance ensembles "Spiegel" and "Erfold", the Vocal studio "Raushan"). There are no places of compact residence of ethnic groups in the Kostanay region. The interethnic situation in the region as a whole is characterized as stable. There are no prerequisites for the emergence of hotbeds of tension in the interethnic and interfaith sphere. For organizational, financial, logistical and other support of the functioning of the Assembly in the region, the activities of KSU "Kogamdyk kelisim" of the Department of Public Development of the Akimat of Kostanay region are carried out. The priority areas of work are: prevention and prevention of interethnic conflicts at the domestic level, work on national identity, development of a culture of volunteerism and charity, support for youth initiatives and ethno-cultural associations of Kostanay region.