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The regions of Kyrgyzstan are divided into districts (raions), administered by government-appointed officials. Rural communities (ayyl aymagy) consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayors and councils. The raions are listed below, by region:

Rural raions of Kyrgyzstan

North Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek City

The capital city of Bishkek has the status of region[1] and is divided into four districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Population (2009)
Birinchi May Биринчи май 171,467
Lenin Ленин 198,019
Oktyabr Октябрь 238,329
Sverdlov Свердлов 214,100

Chüy Region

Chüy Region is divided administratively into 8 districts:[2][3]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Alamüdün Аламүдүн Lebedinovka 147,208 1,503 98 17 * * 50 27
Chüy Чүй Tokmok 44,753 1,756 25.5 10 * * 38 29
Jayyl Жайыл Kara-Balta 90,348 3,435 26.3 12 1 * 36 24
Kemin Кемин Kemin 41,924 3,533 11.9 11 2 1 34 30
Moskva Москва Belovodskoye 83,641 2,056 40.7 12 * * 28 25
Panfilov Панфилов Kayyngdy 39,837 2,606 15.3 6 1 * 20 23
Sokuluk Сокулук Sokuluk 158,137 2,550 62 19 1 * 68 26
Ysyk-Ata Ысык-Ата Kant 131,503 2,415 54.5 18 1 * 56 28

Issyk-Kul Region

Issyk-Kul Region is divided administratively into 5 districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Ak-Suu Ак-Суу Teploklyuchenka 62,524 9,917 6.3 14 * * 39 40
Issyk-Kul Ысык-Көл Cholpon-Ata 74,973 3,603 20.8 12 1 * 30 36
Jeti-Ögüz Жети-Өгүз Kyzyl-Suu 79,328 14,499 5.5 13 * * 47 39
Tong Тоң Bökönbaev 48,870 7,230 6.8 9 * * 30 38
Tüp Түп Tüp 56,416 2,121 26.6 13 * * 37 37

Naryn Region

Naryn Region is divided administratively into 5 districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Ak-Talaa Ак-талаа Baetov 30,643 7,266 4.2 13 * * 19 33
At-Bashy Ат-Башы At-Bashy 49,238 15,354 3.2 11 * * 18 35
Jumgal Жумгал Chaek 40,718 4,803 8.5 13 * * 28 31
Kochkor Кочкор Kochkor 58,267 5,868 9.9 11 * * 32 32
Naryn Нарын Naryn 44,080 10,502 4.2 15 1 * 39 34

Talas Region

Talas Region is divided administratively into 4 districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Bakay-Ata Бакай-Ата Bakay-Ata 44,057 2,928 15 9 * * 19 20
Kara-Buura Кара-Буура Kyzyl-Adyr 58,056 4,216 14 10 * * 23 19
Manas Манас Pokrovka 32,913 1,198 27 5 * * 22 21
Talas Талас Manas 58,867 5,051 12 13 * * 27 22

South Kyrgyzstan

Batken Region

Batken Region is divided administratively into 3 districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Batken Баткен Batken 69,591 5,948 11.7 * * * 42 2
Kadamjay Кадамжай Kadamjay 157,597 6,146 25.6 * * 4 103 3
Leylek Лейлек Isfana 116,861 4,653 25.1 * 1 * 46 1

Jalal-Abad Region

Jalal-Abad Region is divided administratively into 8 districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Aksy Аксы Kerben 106,049 4,578 23.2 * 1 * 68 14
Ala-Buka Ала-Бука Ala-Buka 81,488 2,976 27.4 * * * 41 15
Bazar-Korgon Базар-Коргон Bazar-Korgon 132,051 1,965 67.2 * * * 57 12
Chatkal Чаткал Kanysh-Kyya 21,154 4,608 4.6 * * 2 9 16
Nooken Ноокен Masy 109,687 2,336 47 * 1 * 54 13
Suzak Сузак Suzak 220,675 3,019 73.1 * 1 * 123 11
Toguz-Toro Тогуз-Торо Kazarman 21,417 3,816 5.6 * * * 13 18
Toktogul Токтогул Toktogul 83,479 7,815 10.7 * * 1 44 17

Osh Region

Osh Region is divided administratively into 7 districts:[2]

District Kyrgyz name Capital Population (2009) Area (km2) Density (/km2) Rural
communities		 Towns Urban-type
settlements		 Villages Number
on map
Alay Алай Gülchö 72,170 6,821 11 14 * * 62 8
Aravan Араван Aravan 106,134 1,340 79 8 * * 48 6
Chong-Alay Чоң Алай Daroot-Korgon 25,039 4,857 5.2 3 * * 22 4
Kara-Kulja Кара-Кулжа Kara-Kulja 87,691 5,813 15 12 * * 49 10
Kara-Suu Кара-Суу Kara-Suu 348,645 3,616 96 16 1 * 122 7
Nookat Ноокат Nookat 236,455 3,179 74 16 1 * 75 5
Özgön Өзгөн Özgön 228,114 3,308 69 19 1 * 99 9

See also

References

  1. ^ Law on the Status of Bishkek Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, 16 April 1994, article 2 (in Russian). Retrieved on 7 April 2009
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 98–100.
  3. ^ The Government of the Chüy Region: The districts of Chüy Oblast Archived August 24, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)

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