Lenin District, Bishkek

Coordinates: 42°51′N 74°34′E / 42.850°N 74.567°E

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Lenin District Ленин району, Түштүк-Батыш ооданы South-West Side
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Ленин району, Lenin District
Archa-Beshik at night.
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Lenin District
Coordinates: 42°51′N 74°34′E / 42.850°N 74.567°E / 42.850; 74.567
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Bishkek City
Government
• Akim	Jyrgalbek Shakiev
Population (2017)^[1]
• Total	235,000
Time zone	UTC+6
Website	Website in Bishkek.Gov [1]

The Lenin District (Kyrgyz: Ленин району, romanized: Lenin rayonu, Russian: Ленинский район, Юго-Запад) is a district of the capital city of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its resident population was 198,019 in 2009.^[2] It covers the southwestern part of the city, and includes the urban-type settlement Chong-Aryk and the village Orto-Say. It's named after Vladimir Lenin.

Demographics

Historical populations in Lenin District
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	103,833	—
1979	132,181	+2.72%
1989	138,084	+0.44%
1999	185,095	+2.97%
2009	198,019	+0.68%
Note: resident population; Source:^[2]

Ethnic composition

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

Ethnic group	Proportion
Kyrgyzs	75.4%
Russians	17.6%
Tatars	0.9%
Kazakhs	0.9%
Uzbeks	0.8%
Koreans	0.8%
other groups	3.6%

References

^ "г.Бишкек, Ленинский район".
^ ^a ^b ^c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Bishkek City" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 15, 37.

Districts (Raions) of Kyrgyzstan

North Kyrgyzstan

Bishkek City	Birinchi May Lenin Oktyabr Sverdlov
Chüy Region	Alamüdün Chüy Jayyl Kemin Moskva Panfilov Sokuluk Ysyk-Ata City of Tokmok
Issyk-Kul Region	Ak-Suu Issyk-Kul Jeti-Ögüz Tong Tüp City of Balykchy City of Karakol
Naryn Region	Ak-Talaa At-Bashy Jumgal Kochkor Naryn City of Naryn
Talas Region	Bakay-Ata Kara-Buura Manas Talas City of Talas

South Kyrgyzstan

Osh City	no districts
Batken Region	Batken Kadamjay Leylek City of Batken City of Kyzyl-Kyya City of Sülüktü
Jalal-Abad Region	Aksy Ala-Buka Bazar-Korgon Chatkal Nooken Suzak Toguz-Toro Toktogul City of Jalal-Abad City of Kara-Köl City of Mayluu-Suu City of Tash-Kömür
Osh Region	Alay Aravan Chong-Alay Kara-Kulja Kara-Suu Nookat Özgön

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Districts of Bishkek

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