 It has a population of about 1,095 people.It lies on Turiec river, Košťany nad Turcom as the whole Turiec basin (Turčianska kotlina) are surrounded by mountain range Greater Fatra (Veľká Fatra) on east-north and by mountain range Lesser Fatra (Malá Fatra) on west.Košťany nad Turcom as other allied villages in Turiec lies in picturesque scenery.