Place:Chüy, Kyrgyzstan

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NameChüy
Alt namesChusource: Britannica Book of the Year (1993) p 647
Chuysource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeProvince
Located inKyrgyzstan
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Chüy Region is the northernmost region (oblast) of the Kyrgyz Republic. This region surrounds the national capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk-Kul Region, Naryn Region, Jalal-Abad Region, and Talas Region. Its administrative center is Bishkek. Its total area is . The resident population of the region was 974,984 as of January 2021. The region has sizeable Russian (20.8% in 2009) and Dungan (6.2% in 2009) minorities.[1] It takes its name from the river Chüy, that flows through the region. Chüy is a province.

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