Balykchy

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Balykchy

Total population

51,300

Coordinates42.46°, 76.20°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Committee (Kyrgyzstan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Balykchy is a town at the western end of Lake Issyk-Kul in Kyrgyzstan, at an elevation of about 1,900 metres. Its area is 38 square kilometres (15 sq mi), and its resident population was 42,875 in 2021. A major industrial and transport centre during the Soviet era, it lost most of its economic base after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the closure of virtually all of its industrial facilities.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.