Lenin District | |
Settlement Type: | district |
Official Name: | Ленин району, Lenin District |
Other Name: | South-West Side |
Native Name: | Ленин району, Түштүк-Батыш ооданы |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Bishkek City |
Leader Title: | Akim |
Leader Name: | Jyrgalbek Shakiev |
Established Date: | 18.07.2023 |
Population As Of: | 2017 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 235000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UTC+6 |
Coordinates: | 42.85°N 108°W |
Website: | Website in Bishkek.Gov https://bishkek.gov.kg/ru/region/4 |
The Lenin District (ky|Ленин району|Lenin rayonu, ru|Ленинский район, Юго-Запад) is a district of the capital city of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its resident population was 198,019 in 2009. It covers the southwestern part of the city, and includes the urban-type settlement Chong-Aryk and the village Orto-Say. It's named after Vladimir Lenin.
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (residential population) of the Lenin District was: