Regions of Kyrgyzstan

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]

Regions and Cities 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) - 160.000 km2 (61.7763 sq mi) (Osh) - 182.000 km2 (70.2706 sq mi)
Government	Region government, National government
Subdivisions	District

The regions, with their areas, census populations and capitals, are as follows:

No.	Name	Capital	Kyrgyz	Russian	ISO	Area (km2)	Population (2022 census)[3]
1	Bishkek City[a]		Бишкек шаары Bishkek shaary	Город Бишкек Gorod Bishkek	KG-GB	160	1,098,448
2	Batken Region	Batken	Баткен облусу Batken oblusu	Баткенская область Batkenskaya oblast′	KG-B	17,048	558,652
3	Chüy Region	Bishkek[a]	Чүй облусу Chüy oblusu	Чуйская область Chuyskaya oblast′	KG-C	19,895	985,430
4	Jalal-Abad Region	Jalal-Abad	Жалал-Абад облусу Jalal-Abad oblusu	Джалал-Абадская область Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast′	KG-J	32,418	1,282,253
5	Naryn Region	Naryn	Нарын облусу Naryn oblusu	Нарынская область Narynskaya oblast′	KG-N	44,160	294,311
6	Osh Region	Osh[b]	Ош облусу Osh oblusu	Ошская область Oshskaya oblast′	KG-O	28,934	1,414,670
7	Talas Region	Talas	Талас облусу Talas oblusu	Таласская область Talasskaya oblast′	KG-T	13,406	274,029
8	Issyk-Kul Region	Karakol	Ысык-Көл облусу Ysyk-Köl oblusu	Иссык-Кульская область Issyk-Kulskaya oblast′	KG-Y	43,735	505,901
9	Osh City[b]		Ош шаары Osh shaary	Город Ош Gorod Osh	KG-GO	182	333,629

Each region is further divided into districts (rayon), administered by government-appointed officials. Rural communities (ayyl aymagy) consisting of up to twenty small settlements have their own elected mayors and councils.