Kurshab (established as Pokrovskoye, before 2004: Leninskoye)[1] is a large village in Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Özgön District.[2] Its population was 20,471 in 2021.[3] It is situated near the river Kurshab, between the cities Osh and Özgön.
Kurshab
Куршаб | |
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  Kurshab | |
| Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 73°11′20″E / 40.69167°N 73.18889°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Osh |
| District | Özgön |
| Pokrovskoye | 1893 |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 20,471 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
The settlement was established as Pokrovskoye by settlers from majorly Kiev Governorate of Russian Empire in 1893. By 1900s Pokrovskoye amounted to 186 households.[4]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16,364 | — |
| 2021 | 20,471 | +1.88% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[3][5] | ||
References edit
- ^ Law 19 March 2004 No. 36
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 59–62.
- ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- ^ Brusina, Olga (2001). Славяне в Средней Азии: Этнические и социальные процессы. Конец XIX - конец XX века [The Slavs in Central Asia: Ethnic and Social Processes. The End of 19th to End of the 20th Century] (in Russian). Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura. ISBN 5-02-018050-5.
- ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 220.
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