Kemin Кемин | |
|---|---|
)  Kemin Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°47′10″N 75°41′30″E / 42.78611°N 75.69167°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chuy Region |
| District | Kemin District |
| Established | 1912 |
| City status | 2012 |
| Elevation | 1,123 m (3,684 ft) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,169 |
Kemin (previous name "Bystrovka") is a city in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, the administrative headquarters of Kemin District in Chuy Region. Its population was 8,169 in 2009.[1] It is located about 95 km eastward of Bishkek on the left bank of the Chu River in the Chuy Valley. Kemin was established in 1912.[2] Kemin received city right in 2012.[3]
Notable people
- Askar Akayevich Akayev (born 10 November 1944), first President of the Kyrgyz Republic,
- Bolot Beyshenaliyev (25 June 1937 - 18 November 2002), Kyrgyz cinematographer, film and theater actor.
References
- ^ a b "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chuy Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
- ^ Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chuy Oblast] (in Kyrgyz and Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 718. ISBN 5-89750-083-5.
- ^ 2012 Law on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city