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Regions and Cities of Kyrgyzstan Регионы и независимые города Кыргызстана (Russian)
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 km (4,400 sq mi) (Talas) - 45,000 km (17,500 sq mi) (Naryn) (Cities): 170.000 km (65.6374 sq mi) (Bishkek) - 160.000 km (61.7763 sq mi) (Osh) - 182.000 km (70.2706 sq mi)
Government	Region government, National government
Subdivisions	District

Politics of Kyrgyzstan
CIS Member State
Constitution
Executive President Sadyr Japarov Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Akylbek Japarov
Legislative Supreme Council President Talant Mamytov
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2017 2021 2026 Parliamentary: 2010 2015 2020 2021 Referendums: 2010 2016 2021 (Jan) 2021 (Apr) Political parties Politicians
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Ruslan Kazakbayev Diplomatic missions of / in Kyrgyzstan Passport Visa requirements Visa policy
Related topics Human rights Administrative divisions (regions districts) Tulip Revolution (2005) Second revolution (2010) Third revolution (2020)
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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 (km)	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.

See also

• ISO 3166-2:KG

Notes

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

v t e Regions of Kyrgyzstan
	Batken Bishkek (city) Chüy Issyk-Kul Jalal-Abad Naryn Osh Osh (city) Talas

v t e Administrative seats of the regions of Kyrgyzstan
	Batken Bishkek Jalal-Abad Karakol Naryn Osh Talas

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