Chüy District

Chüy
Чүй району
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionChüy Region
Established1927
SeatTokmok
Area
 • Total1,756 km2 (678 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total54,622
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

Chüy (Kyrgyz: Чүй району, romanizedChüy rayonu) is a district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 1,756 square kilometres (678 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 54,622 in 2021.[1] The district surrounds the city of Tokmok, but does not include it. The administrative seat lies at Tokmok.[3]

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.

Historical populations in Chüy District
YearPop.±%
197033,079—    
197937,668+13.9%
198942,881+13.8%
199945,071+5.1%
200947,017+4.3%
202154,622+16.2%
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Chüy District was:[2]

Ethnic group Population Proportion of Chüy District population
Kyrgyzs 39,116 83.2%
Russians 3,255 6.9%
Dungans 2,201 4.7%
Azerbaijanis 828 1.8%
Kazakhs 522 1.1%
Uzbeks 294 0.6%
Germans 152 0.3%
Tatars 130 0.3%
other groups 519 1.1%

Rural communities and villages

In total, Chüy District include 38 settlements in 10 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chüy District are:[3][4]

  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)
Chüy District is located in Kyrgyzstan Chuy Region Chuy District
Ak-Beshim
Ak-Beshim
Jangy-Jol
Jangy-Jol
Kalygul
Kalygul
Meenetkech
Meenetkech
Vostochny
Vostochny
Jangy-Turmush
Jangy-Turmush
Zheleznodorozhnoye
Zheleznodorozhnoye
Kara-Oy
Kara-Oy
Lenin
Lenin
Lenin- Jol
Lenin-
Jol
Akmatbek
Akmatbek
Sovet
Sovet
Chapaev
Chapaev
Vinogradnoye
Vinogradnoye
Aral
Aral
Sadovy
Sadovy
Karagul
Karagul
↑ Kosh-Kashat

Kosh-Kashat
Chong-Jar
Chong-Jar
Settlements of the Chüy District

Famous people born in Chüy District

  • Ashyraaly Botaliev, born in 1906, opera and drama artist
  • Djamankul Djenchuraev, born in 1907, Kyrgyz and Soviet writer, border guard
  • Asankan Djumakmatov, born in 1923, orchestral conductor
  • Sultan Ibraimov, born in 1927, politician
  • Kalmyrza Sarpek uulu, born in 1866, akyn

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chüy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 13, 16, 58–59.
  3. ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 80–81.
  4. ^ "Rural districts". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-14.

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