Balykchy is a town at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, at an elevation of about 1,900 meters, and serves as the capital of Issyk-Kul Region. During the Soviet era it was a significant industrial and transport hub, with wool and crop processing, lake shipping and a rail terminal, but it lost most of that economic base after the Soviet collapse; the main road from Bishkek toward China's Torugart Pass still passes through it.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude42.466667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Balykchy (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 54,132 (2023)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 42.466667, longitude 76.183333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 1900 m
P2046 (area)
area 38.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 54132 (2023)
View the Source2. Balykchy (Wikipedia)
- Wikipedia infobox 'Founded' = '1884' on 'Balykchy'
- In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
View the Source3. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 42.4667,76.1833
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 1667.0
4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 76.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.25, 76.25
42.25 76.25 BSk
5. GeoNames: Balykchy - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1527004Quote, cities500 record 1527004
42.46017 76.18709 P PPL KG 07 42875 1641 Asia/Bishkek
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