Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu
Kyrgyz: Кара-Суу | |
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  Kara-Suu Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′N 72°53′E / 40.700°N 72.883°E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh Region |
| Elevation | 744 m (2,442 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 26,609 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
| Website | karasuu |
Kara-Suu (Kyrgyz: Кара-Суу, lit. 'Black Water') is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23 km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District. Its population was 26,609 in 2021.[1] It is a major industrial and trade center, on the border with Uzbekistan. On the other side of the border is the town Qorasuv.
History
[edit]During World War II, in 1942, the Artillery Training Centre of the Polish Anders' Army was based in Kara-Suu.[2] Polish soldiers trained there before fighting Nazi Germany.
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Uzbek authorities destroyed the main bridge across the river, but cross-border trade continued via improvised ropeways that ferried goods and people across.
Kara-Suu gained international prominence following the May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan and massacre in nearby Andijan, after which refugees streamed across the border into Kyrgyzstan.
Climate
[edit]| Climate data for Kara-Suu (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −1.3 (29.7) |
1.1 (34.0) |
7.9 (46.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
18.9 (66.0) |
23.5 (74.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.5 (67.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
6.0 (42.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
12.7 (54.9) |
| Source: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
Economy
[edit]The Karasuu Bazaar in the Kyrgyz town of Kara-Suu is a highly important center of import of Chinese consumer goods into Southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, comparable with Dordoy Bazaar in Bishkek (which targets Northern Kyrgyzstan, Kazakh and Russian markets).[4]
Demographics
[edit]The permanent population of Kara-Suu, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 20,862. The average age was 26.5 years.[5]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16,168 | — |
| 1979 | 18,586 | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 18,914 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 19,143 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20,862 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 26,609 | +27.5% |
| Note: resident population; Source:[5][1] | ||
Sports
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Tworzenie Armii Polskiej w ZSRS w 1941–1942" (PDF). Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
- ^ Sebastien Peyrouse, Economic Aspects of China-Central Asia Rapprochment Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Central Asia - Caucasus Institute, Silk Road Studies Program. 2007. p.18.
- ^ a b "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 17, 40, 201.
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