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Birinchi May District, Bishkek

Coordinates: 42°53′N 74°36′E / 42.883°N 74.600°E / 42.883; 74.600
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Birinchi May District
Биринчи май району
Coat of arms of Birinchi May District
Birinchi May District is located in Kyrgyzstan
Birinchi May District
Birinchi May District
Coordinates: 42°53′N 74°36′E / 42.883°N 74.600°E / 42.883; 74.600
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Bishkek City
Government
 • AkimYrsaliev Jamalbek Samarbekovich [1]
Population
 (2009)[2]
 • Total171,467

The Birinchi May District (Kyrgyz: Биринчи май району, romanizedBirinchi may rayonu, Russian: Первомайский район, romanizedPervomaysky 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.

Demographics

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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

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

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

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  1. ^ "Ырсалиев Жамалбек Самарбекович". who.ca-news.org.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.