Alakol District

Alakol District (Kazakh: Алакөл ауданы, Alakól aýdany) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Usharal.[2] Population: 70,427 (2013 estimate);[1] 69,398 (2009 Census results);[3] 79,773 (1999 Census results).[3]

Alakol
District
Алакөл ауданы
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Almaty Region
Administrative center	Usharal
Founded	1928
Area
• Total	9,200 sq mi (23,700 km^2)
Population  (2013)[1]
• Total	70,427
Time zone	UTC+6 (East)

The Tunkuruz Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the district.

Geography

The district is located in the Balkhash-Alakol Depression. Parts of its eastern border (where the district borders on East Kazakhstan Region) run through the chain of lakes - Lakes Sasykkol, Koshkarkol, Alakol, and Zhalanashkol. There are no major rivers in the district; the fairly small Tentek River, which flows toward Lake Sasykkol, but reaches it only intermittently, is the largest one.

References

1. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 27 December 2013.
2. "www.geonames.de Subdivisions of Kazakhstan in local languages". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-04-21.
3. "Население Республики Казахстан" (in Russian). Департамент социальной и демографической статистики. Retrieved 8 December 2013.