Kara-Suu

Kara-Suu

Kyrgyz: Кара-Суу
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.kg

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

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

Climate data for Kara-Suu (1991–2020)
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

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

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]

Historical populations in Kara-Suu
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

Abdygany Radzhapov Central Stadium

References

^ ^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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[pop21-1] "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.

[2] "Tworzenie Armii Polskiej w ZSRS w 1941–1942" (PDF). Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2023.

[NOAA-3] "Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 November 2023.

[4] 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.

[census09-5] "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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