Kemin (before 1992: ''Bystrovka'')
is a city in northeastern
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
, the administrative headquarters of
Kemin District
Kemin ( ky, Кемин району, Kemin rayonu) is the northeast panhandle district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , making it the largest district of Chüy Region, and its resident population was 48,360 in 2021. Its admini ...
in
Chüy Region. Its population was 10,354 in 2021.
It is located about 95 km eastward of
Bishkek on the left bank of the river
Chüy in the
Chüy Valley. Kemin was established in 1912.
Kemin received city right in 2012.
[Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city]
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Population
Notable people
*Askar Akayevich Akayev
Askar Akayevich Akayev ( ky, Аскар Акаевич (Акай уулу) Акаев, translit=Askar Akayevich (Akay Uulu) Akayev ; ; born 10 November 1944) is a Kyrgyz politician who served as President of Kyrgyzstan from 1990 until being ove ...
(born 10 November 1944), first President of the Kyrgyz Republic
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east ...
,
*Bolot Beyshenaliyev
Bolot Beishenaliev (russian: Болот Бейшеналиев; June 25, 1937 — November 18, 2002) was a Soviet cinematographer, film and theater actor. People's Artist of Kyrgyzstan. Father of actor Aziz Beyshenaliyev.
Beyshenaliyev studied a ...
(25 June 1937 - 18 November 2002), Kyrgyz cinematographer, film and theater actor.
References
Populated places in Chüy Region
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