Districts of Kyrgyzstan

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

• Regions of Kyrgyzstan

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. "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)

External links

• Statoids
• Kyrgyzstan: Regions, districts, district capitals Archived August 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine