Regions of Kyrgyzstan
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| Regions and Shaars of Kyrgyzstan Регионы и независимых городов Кыргызстана (Russian) |
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| Category | Unitary state |
| Location | Kyrgyz Republic |
| Number | 7 regions 2 Shaars |
| Populations | (Regions):247,200 (Talas) – 1,228,400 (Osh) (Shaars):270,300 (Osh) - 937,400 (Bishkek) |
| Areas | (Regions):4,400 square miles (11,000 km2) (Talas) - 17,500 square miles (45,000 km2) (Naryn) (Shaars):65.6374 square miles (170.000 km2) (Bishkek) - 70.6567 square miles (183.000 km2) (Osh)< |
| Government | Region government, National government |
| Subdivisions | Raion |
| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Kyrgyzstan |
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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[citation needed].
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] |
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| 1 | Bishkek City | Бишкек шаар | Город Бишкек | KG-GB | Bishkek | 170 | 787,700 | 865,100 | 937,400 |
| 2 | Batken Region | Баткен областы | Баткенская область | KG-B | Batken | 17,048 | 380,200 | 380,300 | 480,700 |
| 3 | Chuy Region | Чүй областы | Чуйская область | KG-C | Bishkek | 19,895 | 772,200 | 790,500 | 870,300 |
| 4 | Jalal-Abad Region | Жалалабат областы | Джалал-Абадская область | KG-J | Jalal-Abad | 32,418 | 869,500 | 938,600 | 1,122,400 |
| 5 | Naryn Region | Нарын областы | Нарынская область | KG-N | Naryn | 44,160 | 248,700 | 245,300 | 264,900 |
| 6 | Osh Region | Ош областы | Ошская область | KG-O | Osh | 28,934 | 940,600 | 1,000,000 | 1,228,400 |
| 7 | Talas Region | Талас областы | Таласская область | KG-T | Talas | 13,406 | 200,300 | 219,600 | 247,200 |
| 8 | Issyk Kul Region | Ысык-Көл областы | Иссык-Кульская область | KG-Y | Karakol | 43,735 | 415,500 | 425,100 | 463,900 |
| 9 | Osh City | Ош шаар | Город Ош | 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.
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