Kurshab

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
Kurshab
Coordinates: 40°41′30″N 73°11′20″E
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionOsh
DistrictÖzgön
Pokrovskoye1893
Population
 (2021)
 • Total20,471
Time zoneUTC+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
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
200916,364—    
202120,471+1.88%
Note: resident population; Sources:[3][5]

References
  1. Law 19 March 2004 No. 36
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 59–62.
  3. "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.
  4. 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. End of XIX -end of XX century] (in Russian). Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura. ISBN 5-02-018050-5.
  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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