Kishkenekol | |
Other Name: | Кішкенекөл |
Pushpin Map: | Kazakhstan |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kazakhstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Regione |
Subdivision Name1: | North Kazakhstan Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Ualikhanov District |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 7421 |
Coordinates: | 53.6394°N 72.3439°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 151200 |
Kishkenekol (Kazakh: Кішкенекөл; Russian: Кишкенеколь), known as Kyzyltu until 1997, is a village and the administrative center of Ualikhanov District, and the only settlement of Kishkenekol rural district North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan (KATO code - 596430100).[1] Population:
Kishkenekol lies 340km (210miles) southeast of Petropavl, the regional capital, and 24km (15miles) southeast of lake Ulken Karoy. The new name Kışkeneköl ("little lake") was given after the small lake in the town. There are numerous other lakes close by. The A-13 highway Kokshetau — Bidayik (Kazakhstan-Russia border) passes through the village.[2]