Osh Region
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Geography
Most of the population lives in the flat northern part of the region, on the edge of the Ferghana Valley. The land gradually rises southward to the crest of the Alay Mountains, drops into the Alay Valley and rises to the Trans-Alai Range which forms the border with Tajikistan. In the east, the land rises to the Ferghana Range, roughly parallel to the Naryn border. This area is drained by the Kara Darya which flows northwest to join the Naryn to form the Syr Darya in the Ferghana Valley.
Highway M41 goes south over the mountains from Osh to the Tajik border. At Sary-Tash a branch goes east to the Chinese border crossing at Irkeshtam. The other main road goes west through the flat country to Batken Region.
Divisions
The Osh Region is divided administratively into seven districts:[1]
Kara-Suu, Nookat and Özgön are cities of district significance. There are no urban-type settlements in the region.[1]
Demographics
The resident population of Osh Region, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 1,104,248. Of these, 87,824 people live in urban areas, and 1,016,424 in rural ones.[2] The official population estimate for the beginning of 2021 was 1,391,649.[3]
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Ethnic composition
The largest ethnic minority group in Osh Region is Uzbeks, forming 28% of the regional population (308,688 people) according to the 2009 census.[2] In 2009, 40% of all Kyrgyzstan's Uzbeks lived in Osh Region.[4] According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Osh Region (resident population) was:[2]
| Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of population |
|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzs | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 68.6% |
| Uzbeks | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 28.0% |
| Uygurs | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 1.0% |
| Turks | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 1.0% |
| Tajiks | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.6% |
| Azerbaijanis | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.3% |
| Russians | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.1% |
| Tatars | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.1% |
| Dungans | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.1% |
| other groups | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.2% |
Enclaves and exclaves
Kyrgyzstan's only exclave within Uzbekistan is administratively part of Osh Region (Kara-Suu District). This is the tiny village of Barak (population 627) in the Fergana valley, located on the road from Osh (Kyrgyzstan) to Xoʻjaobod (Uzbekistan) about 4 km north-west from the Kyrgyz–Uzbek border in the direction of Andijan.[5]
References
Notes
Citations
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- ↑ Map showing the location of the Kyrgyz exclave Barak. Retrieved on 2 May 2009.
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Sources
- Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008
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