Which airport serves Bishkek?

Manas International Airport (BSZ).

Does Bishkek have a university?

Yes. Bishkek Humanities University.

BISHKEK

Bishkek · KYRGYZSTAN (KG) · 42.87°N / 74.59°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,528,675

Bishkek is a city in Kyrgyzstan with a population of 900,000. It sits at 42.87/74.59, runs on Asia/Bishkek, is 4 km from Mayevka.

Population 900,000

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Bishkek

All facts

fields

Country: Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision: Bishkek
Coords: 42.87°N / 74.59°E
UTC offset: +6
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 9 · within 50 km

N Mayevka Chuy Region 10,535 4.7 km

N Nizhnyaya Ala-Archa Chuy Region 10,760 6.1 km

E Lebedinovka Chuy Region 21,118 7.4 km

NE Korday Zhambyl 9,821 21.3 km

E Kant Chuy Region 22,617 21.4 km

W Sokuluk Chuy Region 0 23.6 km

W Belovodskoye Chuy Region 23,046 39.6 km

E Ivanovka Chuy Region 17,513 40.5 km

E Rot-Front Chuy Region 968 45.2 km

Air access

nearby

BSZ

Manas International Airport

Large airport

23.1 km

Universities

linked

Bishkek Humanities University

bhu.kg

FAQ

9 questions

What is the population of Bishkek?: 900,000 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Bishkek in?: Asia/Bishkek.
Which country is Bishkek in?: Kyrgyzstan (KG).
Which airport serves Bishkek?: Manas International Airport (BSZ).
Does Bishkek have a university?: Yes. Bishkek Humanities University.
What languages are spoken in Kyrgyzstan?: Russian.
What currency is used in Kyrgyzstan?: Som.
How many cities are in Kyrgyzstan?: 111 on record.
Which admin region is Bishkek in?: Bishkek.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1528675

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1528675,
    "name": "Bishkek",
    "ascii_name": "Bishkek",
    "country_code": "KG",
    "population": 900000,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Bishkek",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLC",
    "latitude": 42.87,
    "longitude": 74.59
  }
}

Context

comparatives

85.4x the population of Mayevka.
4 km from Mayevka.
Same timezone (Asia/Bishkek) as 110 other cities in Kyrgyzstan.