Regions of Kyrgyzstan

Regions and Shaars 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 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

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Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions (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.

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.)
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.

See also

• ISO 3166-2:KG