Saumalkol (North Kazakhstan) Explained

Official Name:Saumalkol
Other Name:Саумалкөл
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Kazakhstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kazakhstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:North Kazakhstan Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Type3:Rural District
Subdivision Name3:Volodar Rural District
Established Title:Settled
Established Date:1866
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:9480
Timezone:East Kazakhstan Time
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:53.2914°N 68.1094°W
Postal Code Type:Post code
Postal Code:150100

Saumalkol (Kazakh: Саумалкөл), known as Volodarskoye until 1997, is a settlement and the administrative center of Aiyrtau District in North Kazakhstan Region of Kazakhstan. It is the head of the Volodar rural district (KATO code - 593230100).[1] Population:

Geography

Saumalkol town lies by the lake of the same name, 248km (154miles) to the southwest of Petropavl and 90km (60miles) to the west of Kokshetau.[2]

Climate

Saumalkol has a humid continental climate (Köppen: Dfb)[3] with frigid winters and warm summers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://sko.gov.kz/page.php?cat=3&page=akimaty_raionov_g_petropavlovska. ru:Акиматы районов, г. Петропавловска. Акимат Северо-Казахстанской области. Russian. 10 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091314/http://sko.gov.kz/page.php?cat=3&page=akimaty_raionov_g_petropavlovska. 18 May 2015.
  2. Web site: N-42 Topographic Chart (in Russian). 19 October 2022.
  3. Table 1 Overview of the Köppen-Geiger climate classes including the defining criteria. . Nature: Scientific Data . en.