Kyzyl-Kiya


Kyzyl-Kiya is a city in Batken Region, in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is, and its resident population was 44,144 in 2009. It is situated on the southern edge of the Fergana Valley, 32 km southeast of Fergana, and 65 km southwest of Osh. The town is one of the oldest centers of the coal mining industry in Kyrgyzstan.

Geography

Climate

Kyzyl-Kiya has a cold semi-arid climate. The average annual temperature is 11.7 °C. The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 24.7 °C and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of -3.4 °C. The average annual precipitation is 295.8mm and has an average of 68.6 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 44.9mm of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 4.1mm of precipitation.