Poltavka, Kyrgyzstan

Poltavka
Полтавка
Poltavka
Coordinates: 42°50′37″N 73°57′20″E / 42.84361°N 73.95556°E / 42.84361; 73.95556Coordinates: 42°50′37″N 73°57′20″E / 42.84361°N 73.95556°E / 42.84361; 73.95556
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Chuy Region
District Jayyl District
Established 1908
Population (2009)
  Total 4,143
Time zone UTC +5
Website Official website

Poltavka (Russian: Полтавка) is a village in the Jayyl District of Chuy Region of Kyrgyzstan established by migrants from Poltavshchyna of Ukraine in 1908. Its population was 4,143 in 2009.[1] It is the center of Poltavka aiyl okmotu (rural community). Bishkek - Osh road passes through the settlement. Population is mostly Kyrgyz, Russian, and Ukrainian.[2][3]

References

  1. "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chuy Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  2. Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chuy Oblast] (in Kyrgyz and Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 718. ISBN 5-89750-083-5.
  3. "Poltavka rural community web-page (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 August 2010.


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