Chuy District
Chuy
چۉي رايونۇ | |
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chuy Region |
| Chuy District | 1927 |
| Seat | Tokmok |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,756 km2 (678 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 54,622 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Chuy (Kyrgyz: Чүй району, چۉي رايونۇ, romanized: Chüy rayonu) is a district of Chuy 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[]
Chuy District is located in the eastern part of Chuy Valley. Its southern part spreads into Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountains. The river Chu and its tributaries , , etc. dominate the hydrology. There are a number of glaciers feeding tributaries in Kyrgyz Ala-Too such as , , etc. The climate is continental.
Demographics[]
As of 2009, Chuy District included 38 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 47,017.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33,079 | — |
| 1979 | 37,668 | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 42,881 | +13.8% |
| 1999 | 45,071 | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 47,017 | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 54,622 | +16.2% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1] | ||
Ethnic composition[]
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Chuy District was:[2]
| Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Chuy 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, Chuy 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 Chuy District are:[3][4]
- Ak-Beshim (seat: Ak-Beshim; incl. Jangy-Jol and Kalygul)
- Burana (seat: Döng-Aryk; incl. Alga, Burana and Meenetkech)
- Chüy (seat: Chuy; incl. Aral and Sadovy)
- Ibraimov (seat: Koshoy; incl. Kara-Oy, Kyzyl-Asker, Lenin, Lenin-Jol and Taldy-Bulak)
- Iskra (seat: Kara-Döbö; incl. Vostochny, Jangy-Turmush, Zheleznodorozhnoye and Iskra)
- Kegeti (seat: Kegeti; incl. Arpa-Tektir, Akmatbek, Sovet and Chapaev)
- Kosh-Korgon (seat: Kosh-Korgon)
- On Bir-Jylga (seat: Progress; incl. Kayyrma, Madaniyat and Onbir-Jylga)
- Saylyk (seat: Saylyk; incl. Vinogradnoye and Jangy-Chek)
- Shamshy (seat: Shamshy; incl. Chong-Jar, Kosh-Kashat and Karagul)
Jol
Kosh-Kashat
Famous people born in Chuy District[]
- , born in 1906, opera and drama artist
- , born in 1907, Kyrgyz and Soviet writer, border guard
- , born in 1923, orchestral conductor
- Sultan Ibraimov, born in 1927, politician
- , born in 1866, akyn
See also[]
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chuy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 13, 16, 58–59.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-14.
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External links[]
- Tokmok (ru)
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