Provinces of Kyrgyzstan
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Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven provinces (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[citation needed].\ The provinces, with their areas, census populations and capitals, are as follows:
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| No. | Name | Kyrgyz | Russian | ISO | Capital | Area (km²) | Population (1999) | Population (2009) | Population (2012)[1] |
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| 1 | Bishkek City | Бишкек шаар | Город Бишкек | KG-GB | Bishkek | 127.3 | 787,700 | 865,100 | 874,400 |
| 2 | Batken Province | Баткен областы | Баткенская область | KG-B | Batken | 17,023.9 | 380,200 | 380,300 | 448,900 |
| 3 | Chuy Province | Чүй областы | Чуйская область | KG-C | Bishkek | 18,684.4 | 772,200 | 790,500 | 822,600 |
| 4 | Jalal-Abad Province | Жалалабат областы | Джалал-Абадская область | KG-J | Jalal-Abad | 33,647.5 | 869,500 | 938,600 | 1,054,300 |
| 5 | Naryn Province | Нарын областы | Нарынская область | KG-N | Naryn | 46,706.9 | 248,700 | 245,300 | 264,900 |
| 6 | Osh Province | Ош областы | Ошская область | KG-O | Osh | 29,165.1 | 940,600 | 1,000,000 | 1,147,700 |
| 7 | Talas Province | Талас областы | Таласская область | KG-T | Talas | 11,445.9 | 200,300 | 219,600 | 235,300 |
| 8 | Issyk Kul Province | Ысык-Көл областы | Иссык-Кульская область | KG-Y | Karakol | 43,114.0 | 415,500 | 425,100 | 448,000 |
| 9 | Osh City | Ош шаар | Город Ош | KG-GO | Osh | 236,000 | 243,200 | 255,800 | |
| Totals | 199,945.0 | 4,850,700 | 5,107,700 | 5,551,900 | |||||
Each province is further divided into raions (districts), administered by government-appointed officials. Rural communities (aiyl okmotus) consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayors and councils.
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- ^ "Population of KG". Retrieved 2013-04-22.
