| Issyk-Kul District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Official Name: | Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл району Russian: Иссык-Кульский район |
| Mapsize: | 300px |
| Mapsize1: | 150px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Issyk-Kul |
| Area Total Km2: | 3603 |
| Population As Of: | 2023 |
| Population Total: | 98435 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +06:00 |
| Coordinates: | 42.65°N 82°W |
Issyk-Kul District (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл району, Isıq-Köl rayonu, ىسىق-كۅل رايونۇ; Russian: Иссык-кульский район, Issyk-kuljskij rajon) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Cholpon-Ata.[1] Its area is, and its resident population was 84,876 in 2021.
The district is located on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul and on the southern slopes of the Küngöy Ala-Too Range, which dominate much of the landscape. The topography varies from multiple-folded medium-altitude mountains featuring in erosional dissection to alluvial - proluvial planes with river fans, river valleys, intermittent water streams, and lakeside planes of Issyk-Kul lake area. Approximately 78% of the district is occupied by mountains, and 22% - by valleys. The hydrological conditions are dominated by rivers Toru-Aygyr with peak flood of 30 m/s, Orto Taldy-Bulak - 6.5 m/s, Chong Taldy-Bulak - 7 m/s, Cholpon-Ata - 20 m/s, Dyure-Suu - 15 m/s, Kichi Ak-Suu - 10 m/s, Orto Koy-Suu - 10 m/s, Orto Oryuktyu - 10 m/s, Chong Oryuktyu - 20 m/s, Chet Baysoorun - 15 m/s, and Cong Baysoorun - 20 m/s. [2]
An average temperature in January is -2°C in valleys, and -10°C in mountains. In July, an average temperature varies from +18°C in valleys, to +10°C in mountains. An absolute recorded temperature minimum is -30°. Average maximum temperatures are +35°C in valleys, and +15°C in mountains. Average yearly precipitation is 200-400 mm in valleys, and 500-600 mm in mountains during warm season (April-October), and 100-150 in valleys and 150-200 mm in mountains during cold season.
In total, Issyk-Kul District include 1 town and 30 settlements in 12 rural communities (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: ayyl aymagy). Each rural community may include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Issyk-Kul District are:[3]