Issyk-Kul District

Issyk-Kul District (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 3,603 square kilometres (1,391 sq mi),^[2] and its resident population was 84,876 in 2021.^[3]

Issyk-Kul District
District
Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл району Russian: Иссык-Кульский район
Lake Issyk Kul shoreline at Tamchy, Issyk Kul district
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Coordinates: 42°39′N 77°05′E / 42.650°N 77.083°E / 42.650; 77.083
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Issyk-Kul
Area
• Total	3,603 km^2 (1,391 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	98,435
• Density	27/km^2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00

Geography

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. ^[4]

Climate

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. ^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	50,998	—
1979	58,389	+1.52%
1989	68,685	+1.64%
1999	70,677	+0.29%
2009	75,533	+0.67%
2021	84,876	+0.98%
Note: resident population; Sources:^[2]^[3]

Populated places

In total, Issyk-Kul District include 1 town and 30 settlements in 12 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community may include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Issyk-Kul District are:^[1][5]

1. town of district significance Cholpon-Ata
2. Abdrakhmanov (seat: Jarkynbaev; incl. Karool-Döbö)
3. Anan'yevo (seat: Anan'yevo; incl. Kök-Döbö and Chet-Baysoorun)
4. Bosteri (seat: Bosteri; incl. Baktuu-Dolonotu)
5. Kara-Oy (seat: Kara-Oy)
6. Kum-Bel (seat: Korumdu; incl. Bulan-Sögöttü)
7. Örüktü (seat: Chong-Örüktü; incl. Orto-Örüktü and Örüktü-Khutor)
8. Sadyr Ake (seat: Grigor'yevka; incl. Grigor'yevka Pristany)
9. Semyonovka (seat: Semyonovka; incl. Kojoyar)
10. Tamchy (seat: Tamchy; incl. Kosh-Köl and Chyrpykty)
11. Temir (seat: Temir; incl. Kashat)
12. Toru-Aygyr (seat: Toru-Aygyr; incl. Kyzyl-Örük and Sary-Kamysh)
13. Chong-Sary-Oy (seat: Chong-Sary-Oy; incl. Baetov, Örnök, Sary-Oy and Chok-Tal)

 

 

Cholpon-Ata

 

Anan'yevo

 

Kök-Döbö

 

Chet-Baysoorun

 

Bosteri

 

Baktuu-
Dolonotu

 

Kara-Oy

 

Korumdu

 

Bulan-
Sögöttü

 

Semyonovka

 

Kojoyar

 

↑
Grigor'yevka

 

Grigor'yevka
Pristany

 

Tamchy

 

Kosh-Köl

 

Chyrpykty

 

Jarkynbaev

 

Karool-
Döbö

 

Temir→

 

Kashat

 

Toru-Aygyr

 

Kyzyl-
Örük

 

Sary-Kamysh

 

↑
Chong-
Örüktü

 

Orto-
Örüktü

 

Örüktü-Khutor

 

Chong-
Sary-
Oy

 

←Baetov

 

Örnök

 

←Sary-Oy

 

Chok-Tal

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Settlements of the Ysyk-Kol District

Gallery

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  Guesthouse at Tamchy
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  Irrigation
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  Desert above Tamchy
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  In the desert above Tamchy. Choktal peninsula in the background.
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  Sea buckthorn shrubs on the lake shore east of Kosh Köl
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  An abandoned resort at Kosh Köl.
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  On the beach at Kosh Köl.
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  Eastern entrance to the district.

References

1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 12–14.
2. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 11, 16.
3. "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. from the original on 10 November 2021.
4. Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики [Monitoring and Forecasting of Natural Hazards in Kyrgyz Republic] (PDF) (in Russian) (18th ed.). Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. p. 324. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
5. List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine