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LAW OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC

of September 25, 1997 No. 67

About place names in the Kyrgyz Republic

(as amended on 02-09-2025)

Accepted by General Court of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic on September 18, 1997

Article 1.

Place names of the Kyrgyz Republic consist of names of the cities, villages, the rivers, channels, bridges, swamps, lakes, falls, mountains, mountain systems, mountain tops, passes, glaciers, gorges, natural boundaries, rocks, caves, winterings, settlements, pastures, streets, the areas, prospectuses, boulevards, avenues, parks, natural parks, reserves and others similar it objects, and also the places connected with historical events and activities of historic figures.

Article 2.

Place names of the Kyrgyz Republic are national property of the people of Kyrgyzstan, constitute integral part of history and culture of Kyrgyzstan and are protected by this Law.

Article 3.

The legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic on place names is based on provisions of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic and consists of this Law, and also other regulatory legal acts.

Article 4.

The state will organize studying of place names, keeps their registration and account.

The order of registration and accounting of place names is established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

Article 5.

The name and renaming of the administrative and territorial units, villages and other objects listed in article 1 of this Law, except for objects, the name and which renaming according to article 7 of this Law is referred to competence of local self-government are established by the laws of the Kyrgyz Republic in the field of the administrative-territorial device.

The procedure for introduction of offers on the name and renaming is determined by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic.

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