Provinces and districts of Kyrgyzstan

Main articles: Provinces of Kyrgyzstan and Raions of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan is divided into seven provinces (sing. oblast (область), pl. oblasttar (областтар)) administered by appointed governors. The capital, Bishkek, and the second largest city Osh are administratively independent cities (shaar) with a status equal to a province.

A clickable map of Kyrgyzstan exhibiting its provinces.

The provinces, and independent cities, are as follows:

  1. City of Bishkek
  2. Batken
  3. Chuy
  4. Jalal-Abad
  5. Naryn
  6. Osh
  7. Talas
  8. Issyk-Kul
  9. City of Osh

Each province comprises a number of districts (raions), administered by government-appointed officials (akim). Rural communities (ayıl ökmötü), consisting of up to 20 small settlements, have their own elected mayors and councils.

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