Usharal

Usharal Үшарал
Town
Entrance Sign to the town.
Usharal Location in Kazakhstan
Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 80°56′22″E / 46.16972°N 80.93944°E / 46.16972; 80.93944Coordinates: 46°10′11″N 80°56′22″E / 46.16972°N 80.93944°E / 46.16972; 80.93944
Country	Kazakhstan
Region	Almaty Region
District	Alakol District
Population (2009)
• Total	15,991
Time zone	Omsk Time (UTC+6)
Postal code	040200
Area code(s)	72833

Usharal (Kazakh: Үшарал; Russian: Ушарал) is a town in the Alakol District of Almaty Region in south-eastern Kazakhstan. It is the capital of the district. Population: 15,991 (2009 Census results); 15,379 (1999 Census results).

In May 2012, fifteen bodies were found in a burnt out border post near the town, on the Kazakh-Chinese border.