Kara-Balta: facts

At a glance

• Country: Kyrgyzstan
• Region: Chuy Region
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 48,278
• Coordinates: 42.8142° N, 73.8481° E
• Time zone: Asia/Bishkek (UTC+06:00)
• Currency: Som (KGS)
• Distance to the capital, Bishkek: 61 km (38 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Manas International Airport (BSZ): 58 km (36 mi), straight line
• Taraz International Airport (DMB, Kazakhstan): 208 km (129 mi), straight line
• Issyk-Kul International Airport (IKU): 235 km (146 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Kaindy: 14 km (9 mi)
• Belovodskoye: 21 km (13 mi)
• Niva-Truda: 32 km (20 mi)
• Sokuluk: 37 km (23 mi)
• Tolok: 38 km (24 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Bishkek, 61 km (38 mi)