Kyzyl-Kyya Explained

Official Name:Kyzyl-Kyya
Native Name:Кызыл-Кыя
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Name1:Batken Region
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1898
Established Title2:City status
Established Date2:1938
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Topchubaev Ermekbai Asanovich
Area Total Km2:78
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:56819
Population Urban:42564
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:40.2611°N 72.1306°W
Elevation M:1058
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:715200
Area Code:+996 3657

Kyzyl-Kyya (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Кызыл-Кыя, Russian: Кызыл-Кия Kyzyl-Kiya) is a city in Batken Region, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of regional significance, not part of a district, and consists of the town proper and the villages Karavan, Ak-Bulak and Jin-Jigen.[1] Its area is, and its resident population was 56,819 in 2021 (both including the villages Karavan, Ak-Bulak and Jin-Jigen). It is situated on the southern edge of the Fergana Valley, 32 km southeast of Fergana, and 65 km southwest of Osh. The town is one of the oldest centers of the coal mining industry in Kyrgyzstan.

Geography

Climate

Kyzyl-Kyya has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The average annual temperature is 11.7 °C (53.1 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 24.7 °C (76.5 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of -3.4 °C (25.9 °F). The average annual precipitation is 295.8mm (11.64") and has an average of 68.6 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 44.9mm (1.8") of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 4.1mm (0.2") of precipitation.[2]

Transportation

Kyzyl-kyya has an airport. It only operates domestic flights. It is also one of the few towns in Kyrgyzstan to have a railway station. The railway starts in Uzbekistan and ends here.

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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. 46.
  2. Web site: Weatherbase. weatherbase.com. 1 August 2014.