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City profile · Kyrgyzstan · Asia

Kara-Kulja

City population
15,616
#28
in Kyrgyzstan
#5
in Osh Region
#30,473
worldwide
BishkekKara-Kulja
40.632, 73.592 · 262 km from Bishkek
City population
15,616
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Kyrgyzstan
#28
of 31 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#30,473
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Kyrgyzstan
0.2%
of the national population

About Kara-Kulja

Kara-Kulja is a city in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan with a population of 15,616. It is the 28th largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 30,473rd largest worldwide. It lies 262 km from Bishkek.

Position in Kyrgyzstan
#28of 31
LargestSmallest
Position in Osh Region
#5of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Rank in region
#5of 5
Distance to capital
to Bishkek
Elevation
1,384 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Bishkek
Coordinates
40.632, 73.592
Record updated
2025-10-25
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.

Nearby Cities

All 31 in Kyrgyzstan

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

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