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Now Bishkek is a predominantly Kyrgyz city, with 75% of its residents Kyrgyz, while European peoples make up around 15% of the population. [20] Despite this fact, Russian is the main language while Kyrgyz continues losing ground, especially among the younger generations.
Kyrgyzstan, [a] officially the Kyrgyz Republic, [b] [12] is a landlocked country in Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the capital and largest city . Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north , Uzbekistan to the west , Tajikistan to the south , and China to the east and southeast .
Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven regions (Kyrgyz: облус, romanized: oblus; Russian: область, romanized: oblast). [1] 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. [2]
Central Asia is a region of Asia consisting of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. [4] The countries as a group are also colloquially referred to as the "-stans" as all have names ending with the Persian suffix "-stan" (meaning 'land') in both respective native languages and most other languages.
An enlargeable topographic map of Kyrgyzstan. Geography of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan is: a landlocked country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere. Eurasia. Asia. Central Asia; Time zone: UTC+06; Extreme points of Kyrgyzstan High: Jengish Chokusu 7,439 m (24,406 ft) Low: Kara Darya 132 m (433 ft) Land boundaries: 3,051 km
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked nation in Central Asia, with an area of 199,951 km². [1] The national territory extends about 900 km (560 mi) from east to west and 410 km (250 mi) from north to south. [2] Kyrgyzstan is bordered on the east and southeast by China, on the north by Kazakhstan, on the west by Uzbekistan, and on the south by Tajikistan.
The regions of Kyrgyzstan are divided into districts , 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
Map of Kyrgyzstan with Kazakhstan to the north The Kazakhstan–Kyrgyzstan border is 1,212 kilometres (753 mi) and runs from the tripoint with Uzbekistan to the tripoint with China . [ 1 ] Bishkek , the Kyrgyz capital, is situated just 16 km (10 mi) to the south of this boundary, and Almaty (Kazakhstan's largest city and former capital) is ...