Naryn Region

Naryn Region
Нарын областы
Нарынская область
Region

A mosque in Naryn

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Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Naryn Region highlighted
Coordinates: 41°30′N 75°30′E / 41.500°N 75.500°E / 41.500; 75.500Coordinates: 41°30′N 75°30′E / 41.500°N 75.500°E / 41.500; 75.500
Country  Kyrgyzstan
Capital Naryn
Government
 • Gubernator Omurbek Suvanaliev
Area
 • Total 45,200 km2 (17,500 sq mi)
Population (2009-01-01)[1]
 • Total 245,266
 • Density 5.4/km2 (14/sq mi)
Time zone East (UTC+6)
 • Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code KG-N
Districts 5
Cities 1
Townships 2
Villages 134

Naryn Region (Kyrgyz: Нарын областы, Narın oblastı/Naryn oblasty, نارىن وبلاستى) is the largest region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chuy Region in the north, Issyk Kul Region in the northeast, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China in the southeast, Osh Region in the southwest, and Jalal-Abad Region in the west. Its capital is Naryn. The region was established on 21 November 1939 as Tien-Shan Region. On 20 December 1962 the region was dissolved, but on 11 December 1970 re-established again. On 5 October 1988 it was unified with Issyk-Kul Region, and, finally, on 14 December 1990 it got back its present name: Naryn Region.[2]

The main highway runs from the Chinese border at Torugart Pass north to Balykchy on Issyk Kul Lake. It is known as the location of Son-Kul Lake and Chatyr-Kul Lake and Tash Rabat.

Naryn countryside

The population of Naryn oblast is 99% Kyrgyz. The economy is dominated by animal herding (sheep, horses, yaks), with wool and meat as the main products. Mining of various minerals developed during the Soviet era has largely been abandoned as uneconomical. Today the oblast is considered to be the poorest region in the country, but also the most typically Kyrgyz. It boasts beautiful mountains, alpine pastures and Son-Kul Lake which during summer months attracts large herds of sheep and horses with their herders and their yurts.

Demographics

As of 2009, Naryn Region contained 1 town (Naryn), 2 urban-type settlements, and 134 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009 amounted to 245.3 thousand (enumerated de facto population) or 257.8 thousand (de jure population).[1]

Historical populations in Naryn Region
YearPop.±%
1970176,844—    
1979213,887+20.9%
1989249,416+16.6%
1999 248,699−0.3%
2009245,266−1.4%
Note: de jure population; Source:[1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Naryn Region (de jure population) was:[1]

Ethnic group Population Proportion of Naryn Region population
Kyrgyzs 255,799 99.2%
Uzbeks 568 0.2%
Dungans 429 0.2%
Uygurs 339 0.1%
Kazakhs 215 0.1%
Russians 157 0.1%
other groups 261 0.1%

Basic Socio-Economic Indicators

Districts of Naryn Region

Naryn Region is divided administratively into 5 districts [7]

Horses grazing near Son-Kul
District Capital
Ak-Talaa District Baetov
At-Bashi District At-Bashi
Jumgal District Chaek
Kochkor District Kochkor
Naryn District Naryn

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Naryn Region at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 October 2012)
  2. ↑ Brief Description of Naryn Region (in Russian)
  3. ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
  4. ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
  5. 1 2 National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
  6. ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
  7. ↑ Kyrgyzstan - Джалал-Абадская область

Laurnnce Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008


 Chuy Region Issyk-Kul Region
Jalal-Abad Region
  Naryn Region  
Osh Region Xinjiang,  China
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