Kara-Kulja

Kara-Kulja (Kyrgyz: Кара-Кулжа, قارا-قۇلجا; Russian: Кара-Кульджа, Kara-Kul’dzha) is the center of Kara-Kulja District in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan.^[1]

Kara-Kulja
Kara-Kulja
Coordinates: 40°38′00″N 73°35′33″E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Osh Region
District	Kara-Kulja District
Elevation	1,390 m (4,560 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	15,616
Time zone	UTC+6

It is located in the mountain valley of the river Kara Darya, southeast and upstream from Uzgen. Its population was 15,616 in 2021.^[2]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2009	11,794	—
2021	15,616	+2.37%
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][3]

Climate

Kara-Kulja has a hot, dry-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa). There is more rainfall in winter than in summer. The average annual temperature in Kara-Kulja is 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). About 527 mm (20.75 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Kara-Kulja
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	1.3 (34.3)	9.0 (48.2)	17.9 (64.2)	23.0 (73.4)	27.7 (81.9)	30.1 (86.2)	29.0 (84.2)	24.4 (75.9)	17.1 (62.8)	8.2 (46.8)	0.8 (33.4)	15.6 (60.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−11.4 (11.5)	−8.6 (16.5)	−1.2 (29.8)	5.9 (42.6)	10.2 (50.4)	13.5 (56.3)	15.5 (59.9)	14.0 (57.2)	9.1 (48.4)	3.3 (37.9)	−2.8 (27.0)	−7.9 (17.8)	3.3 (37.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	32 (1.3)	39 (1.5)	62 (2.4)	82 (3.2)	87 (3.4)	50 (2.0)	30 (1.2)	14 (0.6)	18 (0.7)	48 (1.9)	36 (1.4)	29 (1.1)	527 (20.7)
Source: Climate-Data.org, Climate data

References

1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 57–59.
2. "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
3. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 217.