Naryn Region

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| name = Naryn Region

| native_name = {{native name|ky|Нарын облусу}}
{{native name|ru|Нарынская область}}

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Naryn

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| leader_title = Gubernator

| leader_name = Omurbek Suvanaliev

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| area_total_km2 = 44160

| population_total = 308348

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Naryn Region{{efn|{{langx|ky|Нарын облусу|Naryn oblusu}}; {{langx|ru|Нарынская область|Narynskaya oblast}}}} is the largest region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chüy 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. Its total area is {{cvt|44160|km2}}.{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Naryn|12, 15, 39, 145}} The resident population of the region was 292,140 as of January 2021.{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021}}

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

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.{{cite journal | title = Conflict and contestation in Kyrgyz mining infrastructure | first = Troy | last = Sternberg | date = 2020 | journal = The Extractive Industries and Society | volume = 7 | issue = 4 | pages = 1392–1400 | doi = 10.1016/j.exis.2020.10.016| bibcode = 2020ExIS....7.1392S | s2cid = 229423618 }} It boasts mountains, alpine pastures, and Song Köl Lake which during summer months attracts large herds of sheep and horses with their herders and yurts.

History

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 it was re-established as Naryn Region. On 5 October 1988 it was merged into Issyk-Kul Region, and, finally, on 14 December 1990, Naryn Region was re-established.{{Cite web|url=http://www.welcome.kg/ru/kyrgyzstan/region/sswjk/|title=Нарынская область - Регионы - О Кыргызстане - Добро пожаловать в Кыргызстан!|website=www.welcome.kg}}

Divisions

The Naryn Region is divided administratively into one city of regional significance (Naryn) and five districts:{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/21f93e4d-9418-433e-aed9-ecb28d70ef5a.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=May 2021|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=32–39}}

District	Seat	Map
class="wikitable"
Ak-Talaa District	Baetov	100px
At-Bashy District	At-Bashy	100px
Jumgal District	Chaek	100px
Kochkor District	Kochkor	100px
Naryn District	Naryn	100px

Naryn Region contains no cities of district significance and no urban-type settlements.

Image:SongKolHorses.jpg

File:Naryncountryside.jpg

Demographics

The population of Naryn Region, 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). The region's population estimate for the beginning of 2021 was 292,140.

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|1970|176451

|1979|214459

|1989|247931

|1999|249115

|2009|257768

|2021|292140

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=Ethnic composition=

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

|align="left"| Uzbeks

|align="left"| Dungans

|align="left"| Uygurs

|align="left"| Kazakhs

|align="left"| Russians

|align="left"| other groups

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align="left"\| Kyrgyzs	{{commas\|255799}}	99.2%
{{commas\|568}}	0.2%
{{commas\|429}}	0.2%
{{commas\|339}}	0.1%
{{commas\|215}}	0.1%
{{commas\|157}}	0.1%
{{commas\|261}}	0.1%

Basic socio-economic indicators

The economically active population of Naryn Region in 2009 was 106,673, of which 96,862 were employed and 9,811 (9.2%) were unemployed.

Export: 0.9 million US dollars (2008){{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B4/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/ved%20regiony.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132602/http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B4/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/ved%20regiony.pdf|url-status=dead|title=National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)|archivedate=22 July 2011}}
Import: 4.0 million US dollars (2008)
Direct Foreign Investments: 1,1 million US dollars (in 2008){{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%826.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132617/http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%826.pdf|url-status=dead|title=National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)|archivedate=22 July 2011}}

Notes

References

Works cited

Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008

{{Geographic location

|Centre = {{flagicon image|Naryn obl flag.svg}} Naryn Region

|North = {{flagicon image|Flag of Chuy Province.svg}} Chüy Region

|Northeast = {{flagicon image|Flag of Issyk-Kul Region.svg}} Issyk-Kul Region

|East =

|Southeast = Xinjiang, {{flag|China}}

|South =

|Southwest = {{flagicon image|Flag of Osh.svg}} Osh Region

|West = {{flagicon image|Flag of Jalal-Abad.svg}} Jalal-Abad Region

|Northwest =

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Category:Regions of Kyrgyzstan