Kyrgyzstan (KG) Bishkek and Chüy Province

Image: The Burana Tower, constructed in the 11th century AD, is all that is left of the ancient city of Balasagun, which is 3 km E of Don-Aryk in Chüy district. The height of the remaining tower is 25 meters, but the original height is believed to be almost twice that.

Summary

Bishkek is a major city with a population of 900 000. The city of Sokuluk/Belovodskoye (120 000) and the major towns of Tokmak (80 000, capital of Chüy Province), Kara-Balta (70 000), Kant (25 000), and Krasnaya Rechka/Budennovka (20 000) are in Chüy province.

Detailed Analysis

Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, has an area of 127 km² and a population of 762 308 (1999 census). It is surrounded by Chüy Province, which has an area of 20 200 km² and a population of 770 811 (1999 census). Chüy Province is divided into 9 districts: Alamüdün (capital Lebedevka), Chüy, Jaiyl (capital Kara-Balta), Kemin, Moskovsky (capital Belovodskoye), Panfilov (capital Kayyngdy), Sokuluk, Tokmok, and Ysyk-Ata (capital Kant).

Panfilov District (population 45 253 in 5 014 km²):

Kayyngdy (Кайыңды, 11 765 in 1989 census) has an area of 5.2 km² and an estimated population of 15 000.
Chaldybar (R Чалдыбар) has an area of 6.0 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.
An unidentified urban area 5 km SW of Kayyngdy has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Panfilovskoye (R Панфиловское) has an area of 3.6 km² and an estimated population of 9 000.

Jayyl District (population 101 640 in 3 167 km²):

Kara-Balta (Кара-Балта, 48 008) has an area of 38 km² and an estimated population of 70 000.
Kara-Bulak (R Кара-Булак) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.
Sary-Bulak (R Сары-Булак) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 1 000.
Sosnovka (R Сосновка) has an area of 4.4 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Suusamyr (R Суусамыр) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 5 500.

Moskva District (84 539 in 1989 census in 1 531 km²)

Sretenka (Сретенка) has an area of 2.3 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.

Sokuluk District (population 135 000 in 2 027 km²):

Oktyabr'skoye (Октябрьское) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Jany-Jer (Джаны-Джер) has an area of 2.2 km² and an estimated population of 5 500.
Jany-Pakhta (Джаны-Пахта) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Manas (R Манас) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Frunze (R Фрунзе) has an area of 1.0 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Chatköl (R Чаткёль) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Sokuluk/Belovodskoye (Сокулук/Беловодское 22 605/22 871 in 1989 census) has an area of 54 km² and an estimated population of 120 000. Shopokov (9 640 in 1989 census) and Ak-Suu (9 145 in 1989 census) are suburbs of Sokuluk/Belovodskoye.
Malovodnoye (R Маловодное) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Kyzyl-Tuu (R Кызыл-Туу) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.

Alamüdün District (population 109 600 in 1 435 km²)

Leninskoye (R Ленинское) has an area of 2.8 km² and an estimated population of 7 000.
Milyanfan (R Милянфан) has an area of 1.7 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Jal (R Джал) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Arashan (R Арашан) has an area of 2.5 km² and an estimated population of 2 000.
Tash-Döbö (R Таш-Дёбё) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 6 000.
Orto-Alysh (R Орто-Алыш) has an area of 3.7 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Kara-Jygach (R Кара-Джыгач) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.

Bishkek City (population 762 308 in 127 km²)

Bishkek (Бишкек, 616 312 as Frunze in 1989 census) has an area of 160 km² and an estimated population of 900 000. Lebedinovka (R Лебединовка, 14 946 in 1989 census) and Bishkek--Chon-Aryk (Чон-Арык, 6 161 in 1989 census) are suburbs of Bishkek.

Ysyk-Ata District (population 124 983 in 1 884 km²)

Internatsionalnoye (R Интернациональное) has an area of 1.2 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kant (Кант, 22 700) has an area of 8.3 km² and an estimated population of 25 000.
Krasnaya Rechka/Budennovka (R Красная Речка/Буденновка) has an area of 11.0 km² and an estimated population of 20 000.
Krasny Vostok (R Красный Восток) has an area of 1.9 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
An unidentified urban area 19 km E of Kant has an area of 5.4 km² and an estimated population of 13 000.
Ivanovka (R Ивановка) has an area of 1.5 km² and an estimated population of 4 000.
Sovetskoye (R Советское) has an area of 1.1 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.
Yuryevka (R Юрьевка) has an area of 4.4 km² and an estimated population of 11 000.
Kegetö (Кегетө) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.

Chüy District (population 104 453, area 1 798 km²)

Tokmak (59 409) has an area of 19.0 km² and an estimated population of 80 000. Chüy (Чүй, 13 568 in 1989 census) is a suburb of Tokmak.
Don-Aryk (Дон-Арык) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 500.
Kalinovka (R Калиновка) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 1 500.

Kemin District (population 53 144, area 3 500 km²)

Kyzyl-Suu (R Кызыл-Суу) has an area of 1.6 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Jany-Alysh (Жаны-Алыш) has an area of 2.6 km² and an estimated population of 5 000.
Orlovka (R Орловка, 12 080 in 1989 census) has an area of 4.3 km² and an estimated population of 12 000.
Kemin (Кемин, 13 937 as Bystrovka in 1989 census) has an area of 5.8 km² and an estimated population of 16 000.
Boroldoy (Боролдой) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 3 000.
Kichi-Kemin (R Кичи-Кемин) has an area of 1.4 km² and an estimated population of 2 500.