Bishkek

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Bishkek

Total population

1,321,900

Coordinates42.88°, 74.60°

Demographic figures from National Statistical Committee (Kyrgyzstan). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Bishkek, formerly known as Pishpek, and then Frunze (1926–1991), is the capital and largest urban city of Kyrgyzstan. The city is also the capital of the Chüy Region. It is situated near the border with Kazakhstan and has a population of around 1,200,000 people as of 2024.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

M

Maksim Sergeyevich Yakovlev

Russian footballer

Mikhail Frunze

Soviet army officer (1885–1925)

Boris Pankin

Soviet diplomat

Talant Duyshebaev

Russian handball player

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Igor Paklin

Kyrgyz high jumper

Kadyrbek Sarbayev

Foreign minister of Kyrgyzstan

Felix Kulov

Kyrgyz politician and former Prime Minister

Igor Chudinov

Kyrgyzstani politician

Alexander Mashkevitch

Kyrgyzstani-Israeli businessman and investor

Roza Otunbayeva

President of Kyrgyzstan

Natalya Arinbasarova

Soviet and Russian actress (1946- )

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Rasul Abduraim

Kyrgyz taekwondoin

Baurzhan Dzholchiev

Kazakhstani footballer

Natalia Krotkova

Russian volleyball player

V

Vladislav Chernyshov

Kazakhstani footballer

Talgat Bigeldinov

Soviet aviator (1922-2014)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kyrgyzstan

• Bazangan
  879.3 mi away
• Mazdavand
  880.5 mi away · pop. 2,000
• Gharasoo
  888 mi away
• Maiamai
  895.1 mi away
• Tabadakan
  896.2 mi away
• Shoorak Maleki
  897.8 mi away
• Dargaz
  898.4 mi away · pop. 38,000
• Gavborj
  899.5 mi away
• Khar zar
  900.4 mi away
• Chapeshlu
  903 mi away · pop. 2,600
• Yengeh Qal‘eh
  903.4 mi away
• Kenevist
  907.2 mi away

Browse all places in Kyrgyzstan →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Bishkek

City Maps Bishkek Kyrgyzstan

James McFee · 2017

Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) - Wink Travel Guide

Wink Travel Wink Travel Guide · 2019

City Guide to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Stephen Stocks · 2018

Vacation Sloth Travel Guide Bishkek Kyrgyzstan

Richard Mayor · 2017

The 2005 Economic and Product Market Databook for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

2005

The 2006 Economic and Product Market Databook for Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Philip M. Parker · 2006

Report on the parliamentary election in Kyrgyzstan

United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe · 1995

2005 1st IEEE/IFIP International Conference in Central Asia on Internet (ICI)

IEEE/IFIP International Conference in Central Asia on Internet (1st 2005 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) · 2005

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