Toktogul Explained

Official Name:Toktogul
Native Name:Toктогул
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Name1:Jalal-Abad Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Toktogul District
Leader Title:Akim
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:20577
Coordinates:41.8722°N 72.9389°W
Postal Code:715400

Toktogul (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Toктогул, known until 31 July 1957 as Muztör), is a city (since 2012)[1] in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 20,577 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Toktogul District.[2]

It is named after its most famous son: the poet and musician Toktogul Satilganov. Toktogul was born in Kushchusu, a village now submerged in the Toktogul Reservoir.[3] [4] It is located on the northern shore of the Toktogul reservoir. To the south, highway M41 curves around the eastern end of the reservoir toward Karaköl and Jalal-Abad city. To the north the road goes up the Chychkan valley into Talas Region on its way to Bishkek.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city . 2021-12-16 . cbd.minjust.gov.kg . ru.
  2. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 29–30.
  3. http://www.geonames.org/1538650/kushchusu.html Kushchusu
  4. Soviet military map K-43 (1:1,000,000)