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Issyk-Kul Region

Ysyk-Köl Region
  • Ысык-Көл облусу (Kyrgyz)
  • Иссык-Кульская область (Russian)
Region
Flag of Ysyk-Köl Region
Flag
Coat of arms of Ysyk-Köl Region
Coat of arms
Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Issyk-Kul Region highlighted, with Lake Issyk-Kul in blue
Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Issyk-Kul Region highlighted, with Lake Issyk-Kul in blue
Coordinates: 42°0′N 78°0′E / 42.000°N 78.000°E / 42.000; 78.000
Country Kyrgyzstan
CapitalKarakol
Government
 • GubernatorMirbek Asanakunov
Area
 • Total43,735 km2 (16,886 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total538,384
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (Kyrgyzstan Time)
ISO 3166 codeKG-Y
Districts5
Cities3
Towns2
Villages175
Websitewww.kfcnz.com

Issyk-Kul Region (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл облусу, romanized: Ysyk-Köl oblusu; Russian: Иссык-Кульская область, romanized: Issyk-Kulskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (north), Chüy Region (west), Naryn Region (southwest) and Xinjiang, China (southeast). It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul ("warm lake"), the world's second-largest high altitude lake.[1] Its total area is 43,735 km2 (16,886 sq mi).[2] The resident population of the region was 501,933 as of January 2021.[3] The region has a sizeable Russian (8.0% in 2009) minority.[2]

  1. ^ Baetov, Rasul (February 27, 2006). "Lake Issyk Kul - Experience and Lessons Learned Brief" (PDF). worldlakes.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 11, 16, 49, 192.
  3. ^ "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.

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