Kara-Köl Explained

Official Name:Kara-Köl
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Jalal-Abad
Area Total Km2:1050
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:26901
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:41.6311°N 72.6686°W
Elevation M:930
Website:karakulgov.kg

Kara-Köl (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Кара-Көл; Russian: Кара-Куль Kara-Kulʼ) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of regional significance, not part of a district.[1] Its area is, and its resident population was 26,901 in 2021. Kara-Köl consists of the town proper, the urban-type settlement Ketmen-Töbö and the village Jazy-Kechüü.[1]

Located on the river Naryn, downstream (southwest) of the Toktogul Dam, the city was built in the 1960s to house the construction workers for the dam, and granted city status in 1977. Currently, it is home to the staff of the hydroelectric plant. From the reservoir to Tash-Kömür the river flows through a gorge with a series of dams (the 'Lower Naryn Cascade').

The city is on the M41, near the Bishkek-Osh highway.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 32.