Chuy District

Chuy (Kyrgyz: Чүй району, romanized: Chüy rayonu) is a district of Chuy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 1,756 square kilometres (678 sq mi), and its resident population was 47,017 in 2009.[1] The district surrounds the city of Tokmok, but does not include it. The administrative seat lies at Tokmok.[2]

Chuy
District
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionChuy Region
Chuy District1927
SeatTokmok
Area
 • Total1,756 km2 (678 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)[1]
 • Total47,017
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

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

Historical populations in Chuy District
YearPop.±%
197032,710—    
197937,094+13.4%
198942,968+15.8%
1999 44,786+4.2%
200947,017+5.0%
Source:[1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Chuy District was:[1]

Ethnic groupPopulationProportion of Chuy District population
Kyrgyzs39,11683.2%
Russians3,2556.9%
Dungans2,2014.7%
Azerbaijanis8281.8%
Kazakhs5221.1%
Uzbeks2940.6%
Germans1520.3%
Tatars1300.3%
other groups5191.1%

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:[2][3]

  1. Ak-Beshim (seat: Ak-Beshim; incl. Jangy-Jol and Kalygul)
  2. Burana (seat: Döng-Aryk; incl. Alga, Burana and Meenetkech)
  3. Chüy (seat: Chuy; 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)
Ak-Beshim
Jangy-Jol
Kalygul
Meenetkech
Vostochny
Jangy-Turmush
Zheleznodorozhnoye
Kara-Oy
Lenin
Lenin-
Jol
Arpa-Tektir
Akmatbek
Sovet
Chapaev
Vinogradnoye
Aral
Sadovy
Karagul
↑
Kosh-Kashat
Chong-Jar
Settlements of the Chuy District

Famous people born in Chuy 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. "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chuy Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 80–81.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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