Regions of Kyrgyzstan

Regions and Shaars of Kyrgyzstan
Регионы и независимые города Кыргызстана (Russian)
OshBishkekBatken ProvinceOsh ProvinceJalal-Abad ProvinceNaryn ProvinceTalas ProvinceChuy ProvinceIssyk Kul ProvinceA clickable map of Kyrgyzstan exhibiting its provinces.
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Category Unitary state
Location Kyrgyz Republic
Number 7 regions
2 independent cities
Populations (Regions): 247,200 (Talas) – 1,228,400 (Osh)
(Cities): 270,300 (Osh) - 937,400 (Bishkek)
Areas (Regions): 11,000 km2 (4,400 sq mi) (Talas) - 45,000 km2 (17,500 sq mi) (Naryn)
(Cities): 170.000 km2 (65.6374 sq mi) (Bishkek) - 183.000 km2 (70.6567 sq mi) (Osh)
Government Region government, National government
Subdivisions Raion
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Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions [1] (singular: област - oblast, plural: областтар - oblasttar). The capital, Bishkek, is administratively an independent city (shaar), as well as being the capital of Chuy Province. Osh also has shaar status.

The regions, with their areas, census populations and capitals, are as follows:

No. Name Kyrgyz Russian ISO Capital Area (km²) Population (1999) Population (2009) Population (2015 est.)[2]
1 Bishkek City Бишкек шаары
Bişkek şaarı		 Город Бишкек
Gorod Bishkek		 KG-GB Bishkek 170 787,700 865,100 937,400
2 Batken Region Баткен облусу
Batken oblusu		 Баткенская область
Batkenskaya oblast′		 KG-B Batken 17,048 380,200 380,300 480,700
3 Chuy Region Чүй облусу
Çüy oblusu		 Чуйская область
Chuyskaya oblast′		 KG-C Bishkek 19,895 772,200 790,500 870,300
4 Jalal-Abad Region Жалалабат облусу
Jalalabat oblusu		 Джалал-Абадская область
Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast′		 KG-J Jalal-Abad 32,418 869,500 938,600 1,122,400
5 Naryn Region Нарын облусу
Narın oblusu		 Нарынская область
Narynskaya oblast′		 KG-N Naryn 44,160 248,700 245,300 264,900
6 Osh Region Ош облусу
Oş oblusu		 Ошская область
Oshskaya oblast′		 KG-O Osh 28,934 940,600 1,000,000 1,228,400
7 Talas Region Талас облусу
Talas oblusu		 Таласская область
Talasskaya oblast′		 KG-T Talas 13,406 200,300 219,600 247,200
8 Issyk Kul Region Ысык-Көл облусу
Isık-Köl oblusu		 Иссык-Кульская область
Issyk-Kulskaya oblast′		 KG-Y Karakol 43,735 415,500 425,100 463,900
9 Osh City Ош шаары
Oş şaarı		 Город Ош
Gorod Osh		 KG-GO Osh 183 236,000 243,200 270,300

Each region is further divided into districts (raion), administered by government-appointed officials. Rural communities (aiyl okmotus) consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayors and councils.

See also

  1. ↑ "Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia". www.kyrgyzembarabia.kg.
  2. ↑ "GoeHive - Kyrgyzstan population". Archived from the original on 2016-07-01. Retrieved 2015-03-08.
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