Naryn Region


Naryn Region is the largest region 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.
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 Song Kol Lake and Chatyr-Kul Lake and Tash Rabat.
The population of Naryn oblast is 99% Kyrgyz. The economy is dominated by animal herding, 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, 2 urban-type settlements, and 134 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009 amounted to 245.3 thousand or 257.8 thousand.The region's population estimate for the beginning of 2020 was 289,621.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Naryn Region was:
Ethnic groupPopulationProportion of Naryn Region population------------------
Kyrgyzs99.2%
Uzbeks0.2%
Dungans0.2%
Uygurs0.1%
Kazakhs0.1%
Russians0.1%
other groups0.1%

Basic socio-economic indicators

Naryn Region is divided administratively into 5 districts
DistrictCapital
Ak-Talaa DistrictBaetov
At-Bashy DistrictAt-Bashy
Jumgal DistrictChaek
Kochkor DistrictKochkor
Naryn DistrictNaryn