Naryn
| Naryn | |
|---|---|
  Naryn | |
| Coordinates: 41°26′N 76°0′E / 41.433°N 76.000°ECoordinates: 41°26′N 76°0′E / 41.433°N 76.000°E | |
| Country |
 Kyrgyzstan |
| Province | Naryn Province |
| Elevation | 2,044 m (6,706 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 34,822 |
| de jure population | |
| Time zone | MEZ +4 |
| 722900 | 722600 |
| Area code(s) | 722600 |
Naryn (Kyrgyz: Нарын) is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 (2009 Census). It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River (one of the main head waters of the Syr Darya), which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town. The city has two regional museums and some hotels, but is otherwise residential.
Overview
From Naryn, the main road (one of the branches of the ancient Silk Road) runs south through the sparsely settled central Kyrgyz highlands to the Torugart Pass and China. At present, this is the main transport link from Kyrgyzstan to China. Naryn hosts one of three campuses of the University of Central Asia (UCA). The University was founded in 2000 by the governments of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, and His Highness the Aga Khan. It is the world’s first internationally chartered institution of higher education. The UCA currently operates a School of Professional and Continuing Education (SPCE), with a School of Undergraduate Studies and a Graduate School of Development in the process of being established.
Demographics
Naryn is the 10-th largest by population town in Kyrgyzstan. Its de facto population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 34226.
| Historical populations in Naryn | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1926 | 1,632 | — |
| 1959 | 6,033 | +269.7% |
| 1970 | 21,098 | +249.7% |
| 1979 | 30,409 | +44.1% |
| 1989 | 42,709 | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 40,429 | −5.3% |
| 2009 | 34,226 | −15.3% |
| Source:[3] [4][1] | ||
Climate
| Climate data for Naryn | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | −11 (12) |
−6 (21) |
4 (39) |
13 (56) |
18 (64) |
22 (71) |
24 (75) |
24 (76) |
20 (68) |
12 (54) |
1 (34) |
−8 (18) |
9.4 (49) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −22 (−8) |
−18 (0) |
−6 (22) |
2 (36) |
6 (42) |
8 (47) |
10 (50) |
9 (49) |
6 (43) |
0 (32) |
−8 (17) |
−18 (0) |
−2.6 (27.5) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 8 (0.3) |
13 (0.5) |
18 (0.7) |
36 (1.4) |
50 (2) |
50 (2) |
41 (1.6) |
33 (1.3) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
15 (0.6) |
309 (12.2) |
| Source: Weatherbase [5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Population and Housing Census 2009. Book 3 (in tables). Provinces of Kyrgyzstan: Naryn Province (Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Нарынская область, Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010
- ↑ Info on www.canadabandy.ca
- ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1926 года : Киргизская АССР. (All-Union Census of 1926: Kyrgyz ASSR). Moscow: CSU SSSR. 1928.
- ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 г. All Union Census of 1959. (Demoscope.ru) (Russian)
- ↑ "Weatherbase: Historical Weather for Naryn, Kyrgyzstan". Weatherbase. 2011. Retrieved on November 24, 2011.
External links
Media related to Naryn at Wikimedia Commons
- Celestial Mountains Travel Encyclopedia of Kyrgyzstan [English]
- Naryn Photo Gallery [English]
- Photos from Naryn [English]
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