{{other|Akkol (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Aqköl |native_name = Ақкөл <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = Coat_of_Arms_of_Akkol_Raion.jpg |image_shield = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = Location in Kazakhstan |pushpin_map = Kazakhstan#Asia |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Kazakhstan |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Aqmola Region |subdivision_type2 = Aqköl District |subdivision_name2 = |government_type = |leader_title = Akim |leader_name = Yury Kurushin |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |established_title = Established<!-- Settled --> |established_date = 1887 |established_title2 = |established_date2 = |established_title3 = |established_date3 = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 9400 |area_footnotes = |area_land_km2 = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_km2 = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2009 |population_note = |population_total = 14217 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = UTC+6 |utc_offset = +6 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|52|00|00|N|70|56|00|E|region:KZ|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = Postal code <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = 020100 |area_code = +7 71638 |website = http://akkol.akmol.kz/ |footnotes = }}
'''Akkol''' ({{langx|kk|Ақкөл}}, ''Aqköl''), formerly known as ''Alexeyevka'' ({{langx|ru|italic=yes|Алексеевка}}, until 1997), is a town in northern Kazakhstan. It is located {{convert|100|km}} north of the national capital Nur-Sultan along the highway between Nur-Sultan and the Burabay National Nature Park. The town is the administrative centre of Aqköl District of Aqmola Region. Most of the people are Kazakhs and Russians. There are smaller minorities of Ukrainians and Germans. The population is {{Kz-census2009|14,217|punct=;}}{{Kz-census1999|15,682|punct=.}}
From its foundation in 1887 till 1997 it had borne the name ''Alexeyevka''. It sits on the western side of a lake of the same name. Thus, it is located between the lake, thick pine forest running to the Russian Federation and a broad plain spreading towards Nur-Sultan. The population of the neighbourhood centre numbers around 14,000 inhabitants. The Kazakh population is around 40%. The rest is composed mostly of the Slavonic people, such as Russians and Ukrainians. Most of the buildings in the town consist of single-storey private houses, though there are also many five-storey buildings in the town. On the western side Aqköl is sheltered by a pine-covered volcano named in Russian Kalancha (Watchtower) and in Kazakh Monshakty (having beads). There is also a ground mission control centre of Kazcosmos inside the pine forest as well as a ski resort named “SharZhum” which accommodates guests and tourists throughout the year on the timber edge. There is also a municipal park in the middle of Aqköl. The town is divided into two parts by a railroad intersected by two curved bridges and one railroad crossing with barrier.
==Climate== {{Weather box | width = auto | collapsed = yes | metric first = yes | single line = yes | location = Akkol (1991–2020) | Jan high C = -10.9 | Feb high C = -9.3 | Mar high C = -2.0 | Apr high C = 11.3 | May high C = 20.2 | Jun high C = 24.9 | Jul high C = 25.6 | Aug high C = 24.4 | Sep high C = 18.0 | Oct high C = 9.7 | Nov high C = -2.1 | Dec high C = -8.7 | year high C = 8.4
| Jan mean C = -15.8 | Feb mean C = -14.6 | Mar mean C = -7.2 | Apr mean C = 5.0 | May mean C = 13.1 | Jun mean C = 18.2 | Jul mean C = 19.2 | Aug mean C = 17.5 | Sep mean C = 11.0 | Oct mean C = 3.8 | Nov mean C = -6.4 | Dec mean C = -13.2 | year mean C = 2.6
| Jan low C = -20.4 | Feb low C = -19.5 | Mar low C = -12.1 | Apr low C = -0.8 | May low C = 5.9 | Jun low C = 11.2 | Jul low C = 13.0 | Aug low C = 10.8 | Sep low C = 4.6 | Oct low C = -1.1 | Nov low C = -10.2 | Dec low C = -17.4 | year low C = -3.0
| precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 20.1 | Feb precipitation mm = 16.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 20.3 | Apr precipitation mm = 27.8 | May precipitation mm = 33.3 | Jun precipitation mm = 42.1 | Jul precipitation mm = 71.9 | Aug precipitation mm = 40.4 | Sep precipitation mm = 23.7 | Oct precipitation mm = 31.9 | Nov precipitation mm = 28.8 | Dec precipitation mm = 26.5 | year precipitation mm = 383.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 6.0 | Feb precipitation days = 5.1 | Mar precipitation days = 5.8 | Apr precipitation days = 5.7 | May precipitation days = 6.6 | Jun precipitation days = 7.3 | Jul precipitation days = 8.7 | Aug precipitation days = 6.6 | Sep precipitation days = 4.8 | Oct precipitation days = 6.5 | Nov precipitation days = 7.1 | Dec precipitation days = 7.5 | year precipitation days = 77.7
| source = NOAA<ref name="WMONormals">{{cite web |url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/2.2/data/0-data/Region-2-WMO-Normals-9120/Kazakhstan/CSV/Akkol_35085.csv |title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Akkol |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = January 1, 2024}}</ref> }}
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Aqmola Region}}
Category:Populated places in Akmola Region Category:Populated places established in 1887