Official Name: | Bökönbai |
Native Name: | Бөкөнбай |
Settlement Type: | Administrative center of Tong District |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Issyk-Kul |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Tong |
Leader Title: | Akim |
Leader Name: | Astanakulov Baiyshbek Kahromanovich |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1912[1] |
Area Total Km2: | 11 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 14267 |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 42.11°N 76.99°W |
Elevation M: | 1809 |
Bökönbai (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Бөкөнбай, Russian: Боконбаево|Bokonbayevo) is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of the Tong District and of the Kün-Chygysh village community.[2] It was established as Kol'tsovka village in 1912. [3] With a population of 14,267 (2021), it is the largest village on the south shore of lake Issyk Kul. Its industry has decayed since Soviet times. It is now a base for tourism into the mountains to the south. There are demonstrations of falconry with eagles. The road to the west to Balykchy goes through dry and less-attractive country.
290px|thumbnail|right|Main entrance to Bokonbaevo.