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. It covers the city centre and the northwestern part of the city.
Demographics
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1970 | 132,361 | — |
1979 | 136,394 | +0.33% |
1989 | 138,258 | +0.14% |
1999 | 156,326 | +1.24% |
2009 | 171,467 | +0.93% |
Note: resident population; Source: |
Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (residential population) of the Birinchi May District was:
Ethnic group | Proportion |
---|---|
Kyrgyzs | 70.2% |
Russians | 20.5% |
Koreans | 1.8% |
Tatars | 1.2% |
Uzbeks | 1.2% |
Kazakhs | 1.0% |
Ukrainians | 0.9% |
other groups | 3.2% |
References
- ^ "Ырсалиев Жамалбек Самарбекович". who.ca-news.org.
- ^ "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.