# List of cities in Kyrgyzstan

This is a list of the 32 official cities (Kyrgyz: шаар, Russian: город) in Kyrgyzstan. In addition, there are 12 smaller urban-type settlements (Kyrgyz: шаар тибиндеги посёлок, Russian: посёлок городского типа) in Kyrgyzstan.

## List

There are three types of cities:
* cities of republican significance
* cities of regional significance
* cities of district significance
| Name English | Name Kyrgyz | Previous name | City since | 1979 | 1989 | 1999 | 2009 | 2019 | 2023 | Status | Oblus |
| Aydarken | Айдаркен | Хайдаркан | 1941 | | | | | 11,759 | 10,998 | 3 | Batken |
| Balykchy | Балыкчы | Рыбачье, Иссык-Куль | 1884 | 33,110 | 42,438 | 41,342 | 42,380 | 48,622 | 52,692 | 2 | Issyk-Kul |
| Batken | Баткен | | 1934 | | | | 13,435 | 18,263 | 28,964 | 2 | Batken |
| Bazar-Korgon | Базар-Коргон | | 2021 | | | | 33,359 | 39,208 | 59,152 | 3 | Jalal-Abad |
| Bishkek | Бишкек | Пишпек, Фрунзе | 1868 | 525,989 | 616,586 | 758,204 | 831,632 | 1,012,500 | 1,145,044 | 1 | Bishkek city |
| Cholpon-Ata | Чолпон-Ата | | 1922 | 7,221 | 9,669 | 8,851 | 10,525 | 13,627 | 12,648 | 3 | Issyk-Kul |
| Jalal-Abad | Жалал-Абад | Жалалабат | 1870 | 54,559 | 70,855 | 70,401 | 89,004 | 109,189 | 129,378 | 2 | Jalal-Abad |
| Kadamjay | Кадамжай | Фрунзе | 1938 | | | | | 7,152 | 15,213 | 3 | Batken |
| Kant | Кант | | 1934 | 32,709 | 38,374 | 22,075 | 21,589 | 21,985 | 23,407 | 3 | Chüy |
| Kara-Balta | Кара-Балта | имени Микояна, Калининское | 1825 | 46,970 | 53,887 | 47,159 | 37,834 | 46,911 | 52,933 | 3 | Chüy |
| Karakol | Каракол | Пржевальск | 1869 | 50,685 | 61,521 | 64,322 | 63,377 | 76,509 | 81,952 | 2 | Issyk-Kul |
| Kara-Köl | Кара-Көл | | 1962 | 17,080 | 22,225 | 20,006 | 20,744 | 22,050 | 27,460 | 2 | Jalal-Abad |
| Kara-Suu | Кара-Cуу | | 1917 | 18,586 | 18,914 | 19,143 | 20,862 | 25,469 | 27,243 | 3 | Osh |
| Kayyngdy | Кайынды | Молотовский | | 10,644 | 11,716 | 9,085 | 7,526 | 9,265 | 10,152 | 3 | Chüy |
| Kemin | Кемин | Быстрорецкое, Быстро́вка | 1912 | | | | | 10,095 | 8,758 | 3 | Chüy |
| Kerben | Кербен | Караван | 1930 | | | | 14,141 | 18,196 | 26,789 | 3 | Jalal-Abad |
| Kochkor-Ata | Кочкор-Ата | | 1952 | 12,460 | 16,149 | 16,104 | 14,814 | 16,829 | 18,289 | 3 | Jalal-Abad |
| Kök-Janggak | Көк-Жаңгак | Кок-Янгак | 1910 | 17,281 | 18,837 | 10,727 | 10,451 | 11,786 | 12,335 | 2 | Jalal-Abad |
| Kyzyl-Kiya | Кызыл-Кыя | | 1898 | 31,926 | 36,822 | 31,844 | 31,727 | 40,309 | 61,144 | 2 | Batken |
| Mayluu-Suu | Майлуу-Суу | Майли-Сай | 1946 | 27,424 | 32,422 | 23,008 | 22,853 | 22,347 | 26,454 | 2 | Jalal-Abad |
| Naryn | Нарын | укрепление Нарынское, Нарынская слободка | 1868 | 29 833 | 42 210 | 40 050 | 34,822 | 40,065 | 41,988 | 2 | Naryn |
| Nookat | Ноокат | Эски-Ноокат | 1823 | 2,507 | 2,580 | 1,828 | 16,125 | 17,242 | 16,118 | 3 | Osh |
| Orlovka | Орловка | | 1910 | | | | | 6,111 | 7,244 | 3 | Chüy |
| Osh | Oш | | ancient | 167,498 | 211,045 | 208,520 | 232,816 | 270,347 | 361,273 | 1 | Osh city |
| Özgön | Өзгөн | | ancient | 29,214 | 34,167 | 41,497 | 49,410 | 60,236 | | 3 | Osh |
| Razzakov | Раззаков | Асбаникат, Аспаникент, Асбани, Аспана, Асвона, Исвона, Исфана, Isfana | Middle Ages | | | | 18,244 | 22,139 | 34,597 | 3 | Batken |
| Shopokov | Шопоков | Новотроицкое, Краснооктябрьский | | 9,483 | 9,708 | 9,133 | 8,749 | 9,971 | | 3 | Chüy |
| Sülüktü | Сүлүктү | | 1868 | 18,111 | 21,406 | 20,490 | 20,010 | 14,472 | | 2 | Batken |
| Talas | Tалас | Дмитриевка | 1877 | 22,089 | 30,520 | 32,638 | 32,886 | 38,700 | | 2 | Talas |
| Tash-Kömür | Таш-Көмүр | Нарын | 1930 | 25,002 | 35,982 | 36,586 | 31,480 | 23,228 | | 2 | Jalal-Abad |
| Tokmok | Tокмок | | 1825 | 58,003 | 72,927 | 59,409 | 53,231 | 64,534 | | 2 | Chüy |
| Toktogul | Токтогул | Музтөр | | 12,391 | 16,381 | 16,101 | 16,429 | 19,864 | | 3 | Jalal-Abad |

## Gallery

* Bishkek, Capital of Kyrgyzstan
* Osh
* Jalal-Abad
* Karakol