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 ...

Chüy Region Chüy Region ( ky, Чүй облусу, Chüy oblusu; russian: Чуйская область, Chuyskaya oblast) is the northernmost region (''oblast'') of the Kyrgyz Republic. This region surrounds the national capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. It ...

. Its population was 10,354 in 2021. It is located about 95 km eastward of

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

on the left bank of the river Chüy in the

Chüy Valley The Chüy Valley ( ky, Чүй өрөөнү, Chüy Öröönü; kz, Шу аңғары, Şu añğary; russian: Чуйская долина) is a large valley located in northern Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan, in the northern part of the Tian Sh ...

. 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 (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 (25 June 1937 - 18 November 2002), Kyrgyz cinematographer, film and theater actor.

References

Populated places in Chüy Region {{Chuy-geo-stub