Chüy District Explained

Chüy
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Чүй району
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Chüy Region
Seat:Tokmok
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1927
Area Total Km2:1756
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:54622
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+6

Chüy (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Чүй району|Chüy rayonu) is a district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is, and its resident population was 54,622 in 2021. The district surrounds the city of Tokmok, but does not include it. The administrative seat lies at Tokmok.[1]

Geography

Chüy District is located in the eastern part of Chüy Valley. Its southern part spreads into Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountains. The river Chu (Chüy) and its tributaries Shamshy, Kegeti, etc. dominate the hydrology. There are a number of glaciers feeding tributaries in Kyrgyz Ala-Too such as Shamshy Glacier, Kel-Ter, etc. The climate is continental.

Demographics

As of 2009, Chüy District included 38 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 47,017.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Chüy District was:

Rural communities and villages

In total, Chüy District include 38 settlements in 10 rural communities (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chüy District are:[2]

  1. Ak-Beshim (seat: Ak-Beshim; incl. Jangy-Jol and Kalygul)
  2. Burana (seat: Döng-Aryk; incl. Alga, Burana and Meenetkech)
  3. Chüy (seat: Chüy; incl. Aral and Sadovy)
  4. Ibraimov (seat: Koshoy; incl. Kara-Oy, Kyzyl-Asker, Lenin, Lenin-Jol and Taldy-Bulak)
  5. Iskra (seat: Kara-Döbö; incl. Vostochny, Jangy-Turmush, Zheleznodorozhnoye and Iskra)
  6. Kegeti (seat: Kegeti; incl. Arpa-Tektir, Akmatbek, Sovet and Chapaev)
  7. Kosh-Korgon (seat: Kosh-Korgon)
  8. On Bir-Jylga (seat: Progress; incl. Kayyrma, Madaniyat and Onbir-Jylga)
  9. Saylyk (seat: Saylyk; incl. Vinogradnoye and Jangy-Chek)
  10. Shamshy (seat: Shamshy; incl. Chong-Jar, Kosh-Kashat and Karagul)

Famous people born in Chüy District

See also

External links

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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. 80–81.
  2. Web site: Rural districts . 2010-03-14 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100209084327/http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php . 2010-02-09 .