Birinchi May District, Bishkek

The Birinchi May District (Kyrgyz: Биринчи май району, romanized: Birinchi may rayonu, Russian: Первомайский район, romanized: Pervomaysky rayon, First of May) is a district of the capital city of Bishkek in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its resident population was 171,467 in 2009.^[2] It covers the city centre and the northwestern part of the city.

Birinchi May District Биринчи май району
district
Coat of arms
Birinchi May District
Coordinates: 42°53′N 74°36′E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Bishkek City
Government
• Akim	Yrsaliev Jamalbek Samarbekovich [1]
Population  (2009)[2]
• Total	171,467

Demographics

Historical populations in Birinchi May District

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	132,361	—
1979	136,394	+0.33%
1989	138,258	+0.14%
1999	156,326	+1.24%
2009	171,467	+0.93%
Note: resident population; Source:[2]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (residential population) of the Birinchi May District was:^[2]

Ethnic group	Proportion
Kyrgyzs	70.2%
Russians	20.5%
Koreans	1.8%
Tatars	1.2%
Uzbeks	1.2%
Kazakhs	1.0%
Ukrainians	0.9%
other groups	3.2%