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Kara-Kul’

City population
26,901
#16
in Kyrgyzstan
#4
in Jalal-Abad Region
#19,816
worldwide
BishkekKara-Kul’
41.628, 72.670 · 210 km from Bishkek
Share of Kyrgyzstan
0.4%
Of the national population
Elevation
942 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Distance to capital
To Bishkek
Time zone
Asia/Bishkek
IANA zone identifier

About Kara-Kul’

Kara-Kul’ is a city in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan with a population of 26,901. It is the 16th largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 19,816th largest worldwide. It lies 210 km from Bishkek.

Position in Kyrgyzstan
#16of 31
LargestSmallest
Position in Jalal-Abad Region
#4of 9
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#4of 9
Coordinates
41.628, 72.670
Record updated
27 March 2026
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

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All 31 in Kyrgyzstan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

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