City profile · Kyrgyzstan · Asia
Karakol
Issyk-Kul · Kyrgyzstan
City population
84,351
#4
in Kyrgyzstan
#1
in Issyk-Kul
#6,854
worldwide
42.490, 78.392 · 314 km from Bishkek
About Karakol
Karakol is a city in Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan with a population of 84,351. It is the 4th largest of the 31 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kyrgyzstan, and the 6,854th largest worldwide. It lies 314 km from Bishkek.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Issyk-Kul
Rank in region
#1of 3
Coordinates
42.490, 78.392
Record updated
14 April 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.
Nearby Cities
All 31 in KyrgyzstanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.