Aqköl

Aqköl Ақкөл ( kas. ) | Акколь ( Russian )
Basic data
State :	Kazakhstan
Territory :	Aqmola
Audany:	Aqköl
Founded :	1887
Coordinates :	52 ° 0 ′  N , 70 ° 56 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 0 ′ 0 ″  N , 70 ° 56 ′ 0 ″  E
Height :	364  m
Residents :	13,853 (Jan 1, 2020)
Time zone :	EKST ( UTC + 6 )
Telephone code :	(+7) 71638
Postal code :	020100
License plate :	03 (old: C, O, W)
Community type:	city
Location in Kazakhstan

Aqköl ( Kazakh Ақкөл - "white lake"; Russian Акколь Akkol ) is a city in Kazakhstan .

Geographical location

The city is located in the Aqmola area .

history

The place was founded in 1887 as Alexejewka (Алексеевка). In 1965 Alexejewka was granted city rights. The city has had its current name since 1997.

population

Aqköl has 13,853 inhabitants (2020). Until 1991 the place had about 20,000 inhabitants, since then the number of inhabitants has decreased.

Population development
1959	1970	1979	1989	1999	2009
17,063	18,241	17,867	19,664	15,682	14,217

sons and daughters of the town

• Marina Lebedewa (* 1985), Kazakh biathlete

See also

• List of cities in Kazakhstan

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Численность населения Республики Казахстан по полу в разрезе областей и столицы, столицы, столицы, анколицы, столицы, городоав, областей и столицы, анкония, горойцы, коники, городоав,. ( Excel ; 96 KB) stat.gov.kz, accessed on July 19, 2020 (Russian). 
2. ^ Kazakhstan: Cities and towns. pop-stat.mashke.org, accessed on August 5, 2019.