Karakol
city in Kyrgyzstan
Karakol (Kyrgyz: Каракол, Qaraqol/Karakol, formerly Przhevalsk (Russian: Пржевальск), is a city of about 68,800 people in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Lake Issyk-Kul and about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the Kyrgyz-Chinese border. It is the capital of Issyk-Kul Region.
Karakol
Каракол | |
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Coordinates: 42°29′N 78°24′E / 42.483°N 78.400°E | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
Area | |
• Total | 44 km2 (17 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,745 m (5,724 ft) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 66,294 |
• Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
Its area is 44 square kilometres (17 sq mi) and 66,294 people lived here in 2009.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
Other websites
change- Media related to Karakol at Wikimedia Commons