Kishkenekol (Kazakh: Кішкенекөл; Russian: Кишкенеколь), known as Kyzyltu until 1997, is a village and the administrative center of Ualikhanov District, and the only settlement of Kishkenekol rural district North Kazakhstan Region, Kazakhstan (KATO code - 596430100).[1] Population: 7,421 (2009 Census results);[2] 6,814 (1999 Census results).[2]
Kishkenekol lies 340 kilometers (210 mi) southeast of Petropavl, the regional capital, and 24 kilometers (15 mi) southeast of lake Ulken Karoy. The new name Kışkeneköl (lit. "little lake") was given after the small lake in the town. There are numerous other lakes close by. The A-13 highway Kokshetau — Bidayik (Kazakhstan-Russia border) passes through the village.[3]