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Osh is located in KyrgyzstanOshOsh

Location in Kyrgyzstan

Coordinates: 40°31′48″N 72°48′0″E

Country Kyrgyzstan

Region Osh City

Government

• Mayor Bakytbek Zhetigenov[1]

Area[2]

• City 182.5 km2 (70.5 sq mi)

Elevation 963 m (3,159 ft)

Population (March 2024)[3]

• City 454,858

• Density 2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)

• Urban 650,000

Time zone UTC+6 (KGT)

Area code(s) 02, Z, O

Website oshcity.kg

Detailed French map of 1882, showing position of Osh (here spelled “Osch”, slightly right of centre, beside the Uzbek city of ”Andidjâne”) in the Fergana valley

Osh (Kyrgyz and Russian: Ош) is the second-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south".[4] It is the oldest city in the country (estimated by UNESCO[5] to be more than 3,000 years old) and has served as the administrative center of Osh Region since 1939. The city has an ethnically mixed population of 322,164 in 2021,[3] comprising Kyrgyz, Uzbeks, Ukrainians, Koreans, and other smaller ethnic groups.