Chaek Explained

Settlement Type:Village
Official Name:Chaek
Native Name:Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Чаек
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Naryn Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Jumgal District
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3762
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:41.9278°N 74.5139°W
Elevation M:1682

Chaek (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Чаек) is a village in Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan on the A361 highway which crosses the north of the region. Its population was 3,762 in 2021. It is the center of the Jumgal District.[1] It is about 100km west of Kochkor and 45km west of Lake Song-Köl. It is the largest of several villages in an agricultural valley. Further west the scenery becomes more dramatic.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 34–36.