Issyk Kul Province
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Issyk-Kul Region Ысык-Көл областы Иссык-Кульская область |
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 Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Issyk-Kul Region highlighted, with Lake Issyk-Kul in blue |
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| Coordinates: 42°0′N 78°0′E / 42.000°N 78.000°ECoordinates: 42°0′N 78°0′E / 42.000°N 78.000°E | |||
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 Kyrgyzstan
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| Capital | Karakol | ||
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| • Gubernator | Mirbek Asanakunov | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 43,100 km2 (16,600 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 463,900 | ||
| • Density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | East (UTC+6) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+6) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | KG-Y | ||
| Districts | 5 | ||
| Cities | 3 | ||
| Townships | 5 | ||
| Villages | 175 | ||
Issyk-Kul Region (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл облусу, Isıq-Köl oblusu/Ysyk-Köl oblusu, ىسىق-كۅل وبلاستى Russian: Иссык-Кульская область) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan (north), Chuy Region (west), Naryn Region (southwest) and Xinjiang, China (southeast). It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul ("warm lake"), the second largest saline lake in the world, which never freezes despite its altitude in the Tian Shan mountains.
The north is dominated by the eye-shaped Issyk-Kul lake, surrounded by the ridges of the Tian Shan mountain system: the Kyungey Ala-Too mountains to the north and the Terskey Alatau to the south (the 'sunny' and 'shady' Alatau, respectively). To the south is mountains and 'jailoos' (mountain meadows used for summer grazing). The highest peaks of the Tian Shan mountains, including Khan Tengri, are located in the easternmost part of the region.
Most of the population of the region lives around the lake, in particular in the cities of Balykchy near the lake's western end, and Karakol near its eastern end.
As of 2009, Issyk-Kul Region included three towns, five urban-type settlements, and 175 villages. Its de facto and permanent population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 425,116 and 438,389 correspondingly.
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of Issyk-Kul Region was:
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