Regions of Kyrgyzstan

Regions and Shaars of Kyrgyzstan
Регионы и независимые города Кыргызстана (Russian)
Regions and Shaars of Kyrgyzstan; Регионы и независимые города Кыргызстана (Russian)
	A clickable map of Kyrgyzstan exhibiting its provinces.
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;

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]
1	Bishkek City	Бишкек шаар Bişkek şaar	Город Бишкек Gorod Bishkek	KG-GB	Bishkek	170	787,700	865,100	937,400
2	Batken Region	Баткен областы Batken oblastı	Баткенская область Batkenskaya oblast′	KG-B	Batken	17,048	380,200	380,300	480,700
3	Chuy Region	Чүй областы Çüy oblastı	Чуйская область Chuyskaya oblast′	KG-C	Bishkek	19,895	772,200	790,500	870,300
4	Jalal-Abad Region	Жалалабат областы Jalalabat oblastı	Джалал-Абадская область Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast′	KG-J	Jalal-Abad	32,418	869,500	938,600	1,122,400
5	Naryn Region	Нарын областы Narın oblastı	Нарынская область Narynskaya oblast′	KG-N	Naryn	44,160	248,700	245,300	264,900
6	Osh Region	Ош областы Oş oblastı	Ошская область Oshskaya oblast′	KG-O	Osh	28,934	940,600	1,000,000	1,228,400
7	Talas Region	Талас областы Talas oblastı	Таласская область Talasskaya oblast′	KG-T	Talas	13,406	200,300	219,600	247,200
8	Issyk Kul Region	Ысык-Көл областы Isık-Köl oblastı	Иссык-Кульская область Issyk-Kulskaya oblast′	KG-Y	Karakol	43,735	415,500	425,100	463,900
9	Osh City	Ош шаар Oş şaar	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.

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