Akkol

Akkol
Ақкөл

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Akkol
Location in Kazakhstan
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Country  Kazakhstan
Province Akmola Province
Established 1887
Government
 • Akim Askarbek Uisimbayev
Area
 • Total 9,400 km2 (3,629.4 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 30,230
Time zone UTC+6 (UTC+6)
Postal code 020100
Area code(s) +7 71638

Akkol (Kazakh: Ақкөл / Aqköl), formerly known as Alexeyevka (Russian: Алексеевка, until 1997), is a town in northern Kazakhstan. It is located 100 km north of the national capital Astana. The town is the administrative centre of Akkol District of Akmola Province, and has a population of 30 230 (2007). Most of the people are Kazakhs and Russians. There are smaller minorities of Ukrainians and Germans.