Regions of Kyrgyzstan

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Regions and Cities of Kyrgyzstan
Регионы и независимые города Кыргызстана (Russian)
A clickable map of Kyrgyzstan exhibiting its provinces.OshBishkekBatken RegionOsh RegionJalal-Abad RegionNaryn RegionTalas RegionChüy RegionIssyk-Kul Region
A clickable map of Kyrgyzstan exhibiting its provinces.
CategoryUnitary state
LocationKyrgyz Republic
Number7 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) - 160.000 km2 (61.7763 sq mi) (Osh) - 182.000 km2 (70.2706 sq mi)
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Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions (Kyrgyz: облус, romanized: oblus; Russian: область, romanized: oblast). The capital, Bishkek, is administered as an independent city of republican significance, as well as being the capital of Chüy Region. Osh also has independent city status since 2003.

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

No. Name Capital Kyrgyz Russian ISO Area (km2) Population
(2022 census)
1  Bishkek City Бишкек шаары
Bishkek shaary 		Город Бишкек
Gorod Bishkek 		KG-GB 160 1,098,448
2  Batken Region Batken Баткен облусу
Batken oblusu 		Баткенская область
Batkenskaya oblast′ 		KG-B 17,048 558,652
3  Chüy Region Bishkek Чүй облусу
Chüy oblusu 		Чуйская область
Chuyskaya oblast′ 		KG-C 19,895 985,430
4  Jalal-Abad Region Jalal-Abad Жалал-Абад облусу
Jalal-Abad oblusu 		Джалал-Абадская область
Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast′ 		KG-J 32,418 1,282,253
5  Naryn Region Naryn Нарын облусу
Naryn oblusu 		Нарынская область
Narynskaya oblast′ 		KG-N 44,160 294,311
6 Osh Region Osh Ош облусу
Osh oblusu 		Ошская область
Oshskaya oblast′ 		KG-O 28,934 1,414,670
7  Talas Region Talas Талас облусу
Talas oblusu 		Таласская область
Talasskaya oblast′ 		KG-T 13,406 274,029
8  Issyk-Kul Region Karakol Ысык-Көл облусу
Ysyk-Köl oblusu 		Иссык-Кульская область
Issyk-Kulskaya oblast′ 		KG-Y 43,735 505,901
9  Osh City Ош шаары
Osh shaary 		Город Ош
Gorod Osh 		KG-GO 182 333,629

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

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Bishkek serves as the capital of the Chüy Region, as an independent city, and as the national capital.
  2. ^ a b Osh serves as both the capital of the Osh Region and as an independent city.

References

  1. ^ "Kyrgyzstan Brief statistical handbook 2018-2020" (DOC). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 7.
  2. ^ Law 11 June 2003 No. 97
  3. ^ "GoeHive - Kyrgyzstan population". Retrieved 2023-03-05.
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