Kara-Kulja
Kara-Kulja (Kyrgyz: Кара-Кулжа, Qara-Qulca/Kara-Kulja, قارا-قۇلجا; Russian: Кара-Кульджа, Kara-Kul’dzha) is the center of Kara-Kulja District in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan.
Kara-Kulja | |
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  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 (2009) | |
| • Total | 11,794 |
| Time zone | UTC +5 |
It is located in the mountain valley of the Kara Darya river, southeast and upstream from Uzgen. Its population was 11,794 in 2009.[1]
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 |
| Average high °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) |
| Average low °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
- "Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Ошская область" (PDF). Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2012.
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