Birinchi May District, Bishkek

The Birinchi May District (Kyrgyz: Биринчи май району, romanized: Birinchi may rayonu, Russian: Первомайский район, romanized: Pervomaysky 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
district
Coat of arms of Birinchi May District
Coat of arms
Birinchi May District is located in Kyrgyzstan
Birinchi May District
Birinchi May District
Coordinates: 42°53′N 74°36′E
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Bishkek City
Government
 • AkimYrsaliev Jamalbek Samarbekovich [1]
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total171,467

Demographics
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

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

Ethnic groupProportion
Kyrgyzs70.2%
Russians20.5%
Koreans1.8%
Tatars1.2%
Uzbeks1.2%
Kazakhs1.0%
Ukrainians0.9%
other groups3.2%

References
  1. "Ырсалиев Жамалбек Самарбекович". who.ca-news.org.
  2. "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.
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