Key industries: Tourism
Osh region is the second largest in the Kyrgyz Republic with a population estimated at 1,341,100. It is located in the southern part of the country. It is bounded by (clockwise) Jalal-Abad Region, Naryn Region, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Region, and Uzbekistan. The climate is moderate, warm, and wet, which in its turn creates favorable conditions for agricultural activities. Osh region is very attractive for tourists since it has numerous historical and natural sites that have world-wide recognition and most of which are under protection of such international organizations as UNESCO.
The region consists of 7 districts:
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mining | 1652.1 | 2192.1 | 2463.2 |
| Manufacturing industries | 2105.8 | 3254.2 | 6723.9 |
| Providing electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 952 | 1029.1 | 1091 |
| Water supply, cleaning, waste treatment and secondary raw materials | 87.9 | 97.7 | 107.2 |
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Local budget funds | 304 | 352.5 | 418.2 | |
| Funds of enterprises | 677.3 | 2718.9 | 1566.1 | |
| Funds of the population | 2811.5 | 2659.7 | 2933.2 | |
| Republican budget funds | 1388.2 | 1088.1 | 1016.1 | |
| Bank loans of the KR resident | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Foreign loan funds | 268.6 | 37.1 | 119.5 | |
| Foreign grant and humanitarian aid | 264.6 | 625.8 | 262.2 |
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coal | 116157.0 | 127347.8 | 810804.1 |
| Brown coal (lignite) | 534151.7 | 579437.9 | 810804.1 |
| Limestone and gypsum, ths. | 378.0 | 624.5 | 1109.3 |
| Rock salt (extracted by dry method) | 633.2 | 654.5 | 676.8 |
| Granules, crumb and powder from stone, pebbles, gravel, crushed stone | 322316.1 | 333415.6 | 0 |
| Marble and limestone for monuments, decoration or construction | 85592.2 | 82543.8 | 77759 |
| Natural sands | 173342.5 | 180355.7 | 0 |
Highway M41 goes south over the mountains from Osh to the Tajik border. At Sary-Tash a branch goes east to the Chinese border crossing at Irkeshtam. The other main road goes west through the flat country to Batken Region.
