Jalal-Abad

Jalal-Abad
Жалалабат (Kyrgyz)
Джалал-Абад (Russian)
Entrance to Jalal-Abad
Entrance to Jalal-Abad
Flag of Jalal-Abad
Official seal of Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad is located in Kyrgyzstan
Jalal-Abad
Jalal-Abad
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 40°56′N 73°0′E / 40.933°N 73.000°E / 40.933; 73.000
Country Kyrgyzstan
RegionJalal-Abad
Government
 • MayorMurataly Tagaev
Area
 • Total88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Elevation
766 m (2,513 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total123,239
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6
WebsiteOfficial website

Jalal-Abad (/əˈlɑːl əˈbɑːd/; Kyrgyz: [dʑɑˌɫɑɫ‿ɑˈβɑt]) is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 123,239 in 2021.[1] It is situated at the north-eastern end of the Fergana valley along the Kögart river valley, in the foothills of the Babash Ata mountains, very close to the Uzbekistan border.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Jalal-Abad Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 13, 17.