Birinchi May District, Bishkek

Summary

The Birinchi May District (Kyrgyz: Биринчи май району, romanizedBirinchi may rayonu, Russian: Первомайский район, romanizedPervomaysky rayon, First of May) is a district of the capital city of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its resident population was 171,467 in 2009.[2] It covers the city centre and the northwestern part of the city.

Birinchi May District
Биринчи май району
Coat of arms of Birinchi May District
Birinchi May District is located in Kyrgyzstan
Birinchi May District
Birinchi May District
Coordinates: 42°53′N 74°36′E / 42.883°N 74.600°E / 42.883; 74.600
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Bishkek City
Government
 • AkimYrsaliev Jamalbek Samarbekovich [1]
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total171,467

Demographics edit

Historical populations in Birinchi May District
YearPop.±% p.a.
1970132,361—    
1979136,394+0.33%
1989138,258+0.14%
1999156,326+1.24%
2009171,467+0.93%
Note: resident population; Source:[2]

Ethnic composition edit

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (residential population) of the Birinchi May District was:[2]

Ethnic group Proportion
Kyrgyzs 70.2%
Russians 20.5%
Koreans 1.8%
Tatars 1.2%
Uzbeks 1.2%
Kazakhs 1.0%
Ukrainians 0.9%
other groups 3.2%

References edit

  1. ^ "Ырсалиев Жамалбек Самарбекович". who.ca-news.org.
  2. ^ a b c d "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Bishkek City" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 15, 36.