Sheker
Шекер | |
|---|---|
  Sheker | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′48″N 71°9′0″E / 42.53000°N 71.15000°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Talas |
| District | Kara-Buura |
| Elevation | 1,167 m (3,829 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 4,532 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Sheker (Kyrgyz: Шекер) is a village in the Kara-Buura District of Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 4,532 in 2021.[1] It is the birthplace of Chinghiz Aitmatov.
- ^ "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.