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Cholpon-Ata

Central Asia

Cholpon-Ata is a resort town on the northern shore of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, in the foothills of the Kyungei Ala-Too range, with a population of 14,237 as of 2021. Once a stop on the Silk Road, it became one of the Soviet Union's most popular summer retreats and remains Issyk-Kul's best-known resort, known for its sandy beaches and an open-air petroglyph museum spread across 42 hectares.

Facts
Population
11,520 1
Population Estimate Year
2003 1
Elevation (m)
1633 1
Latitude
42.649444 degrees north 1
Longitude
77.082222 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Mountain 2
Climate Zone
Continental 3
Time Zone
UTC+06:00 2
Sources
1. Cholpon-Ata (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 11,520 (2003)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 42.649444, longitude 77.082222
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1633 m
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 11520 (2003)
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2. GeoNames: Cholpon-Ata - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1528512
    42.64944 77.08225 P PPLA2 KG 07 14237 1630 Asia/Bishkek
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1630 m
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3. 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 42.75, 77.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 42.75, 77.25
42.75 77.25 Dfc
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Cholpon-Ata (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source
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