Alakol District
| Alakol | |
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| District | |
| Алакөл ауданы | |
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| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Region | Almaty Region |
| Administrative center | Usharal |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,200 sq mi (23,700 km2) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 70,427 |
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) |
Alakol District (Kazakh: Алакөл ауданы) is a district of Almaty Region in Kazakhstan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Usharal. Population: 70,427 (2013 estimate); 69,398 (2009 Census results); 79,773 (1999 Census results).
The Tunkuruz Hydroelectric Power Plant is located in the district.
The district is located in the Ballkhash-Alakol Depression. Parts of its eastern border (where the district borders on East Kazakhstan Region) run through the chain of lakes - Lakes Sasykkol, Koshkarkol, Alakol, and Zhalanashkol. There are no major rivers in the district; the fairly small Tentek River, which flows toward Lake Sasykkol, but reaches it only intermittently, is the largest one.
Coordinates: 44°13′48″N 76°51′00″E / 44.23000°N 76.85000°E
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