Poltavka, Kyrgyzstan

Poltavka (Полтавка)
Village
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Chuy Province
District Jaiyl District
Coordinates 42°50′37.4″N 73°57′20″E / 42.843722°N 73.95556°E / 42.843722; 73.95556Coordinates: 42°50′37.4″N 73°57′20″E / 42.843722°N 73.95556°E / 42.843722; 73.95556
Population 4,321 (2009)
Founded 1908
Postal code 724419
Website: http://www.jaiyl.kg/ru/main/aiil_okrug/Poltavskii/

Poltavka (Russian: Полтавка) is a village in the Jaiyl District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan established by migrants from Poltavshchyna of Ukraine in 1908. It is a center of Poltavka aiyl okmotu (rural community). Bishkek - Osh road passes through the settlement. Population is mostly Kyrgyz, Russian, and Ukrainian. [1][2]

References

  1. Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chuy Oblast] (in Kyrgyz and Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 718. ISBN 5-89750-083-5.
  2. "Poltavka rural community web-page (in Russian)". Retrieved 20 August 2010.
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