Kemin ( ky, Кемин району, Kemin rayonu) is the northeast panhandle

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Chüy Region Chüy Region ( ky, Чүй облусу, Chüy oblusu; russian: Чуйская область, Chuyskaya oblast) is the northernmost region (''oblast'') of the Kyrgyz Republic. This region surrounds the national capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. It ...

in northern

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. Its area is , making it the largest district of Chüy Region, and its resident population was 48,360 in 2021. Its administrative headquarters is at

Kemin Kemin (before 1992: ''Bystrovka'') is a city in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, the administrative headquarters of Kemin District in Chüy Region. Its population was 10,354 in 2021. It is located about 95 km eastward of Bishkek on the left bank of th ...

. The district is located in the Chong-Kemin Valley, the Kichi-Kemin Valley and the eastern part of the

Chüy Valley The Chüy Valley ( ky, Чүй өрөөнү, Chüy Öröönü; kz, Шу аңғары, Şu añğary; russian: Чуйская долина) is a large valley located in northern Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan, in the northern part of the Tian Sh ...

. It borders with

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in the north,

Chüy District Chüy ( ky, Чүй району, Chüy rayonu) is a district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 54,622 in 2021. The district surrounds the city of Tokmok, but does not include it. The administrat ...

in the west, and

Issyk-Kul Region Issyk-Kul Region ( ky, Ысык-Көл облусу, Ysyk-Köl oblusu; russian: Иссык-Кульская область, Issyk-Kulskaya oblast) is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kaz ...

in the south and east.

Topography

The western part of the district is flat with altitudes 1000–1600 msl, and the eastern part is mountainous.

Climate

The climate is sharply continental with cold winters and cool summers; January temperatures averaging −5 °C to −10 °C, July +17 °C to +18 °C. Average precipitation is from 200 mm in flatlands, and up to 600–700 mm in mountains.

Hydrology

Large rivers in the district include the Chu,

Chong-Kemin The Chong-Kemin ( ky, Чоң-Кемин) is a river in Kemin District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a right tributary of the Chu

, Kichi-Kemin and others. There are also several small lakes: Chong-Kelter, Chelek and Kosh-Kel

Demographics

The population of Kemin District, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 44,118 which is second lowest among districts of the Chüy Region. Average density is 12 people per square kilometer. Some 36% of population lives in urban areas, and 64% in rural ones.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Kemin District was:

Populated places

In total, Kemin District include 2 towns, 1 urban-type settlement and 34 settlements in 11 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages in the Kemin District are:List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan
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
/ref> #town Orlovka #town

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

Bordu Bordu ( ky, Борду, russian: Бордунский, Bordunsky) is an urban-type settlement in the Kemin District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 124 in 2021. Population References

Populated places in Chüy Region ...

#Ak-Tüz (seat: Ak-Tüz) #Almaluu (seat:

Kyzyl-Suu Kyzyl-Suu ( ky, Кызыл-Суу, formerly known as ''Pokrovka'') is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. About 10km inland from Lake Issyk Kul on the A363 highway between Jeti-Ögüz resort and Barskoon, it is the capital of Jeti-Ö ...

; incl.

Almaluu Almaluu ( ky, Алмалуу) is a village in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Toktogul District Toktogul ( ky, Токтогул району) is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lie ...

and Bordu) #Boroldoy (seat: Boroldoy) #Chong-Kemin (seat: Shabdan; incl. Kalmak-Ashuu, Kyzyl-Bayrak,

Tar-Suu Tar-Suu is a village in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to ...

and Törtkül) #Chym-Korgon (seat:

Chym-Korgon Chym-Korgon is a village in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 4,667 in 2021. Climate Chym-Korgon has a humid continental climate (Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely us ...

; incl. Novomikhaylovka and Samansur) #Duysheev (seat: Kichi-Kemin) #Ilyich (seat: Ilyich; incl. Jangy-Jol and Sovetskoye) #Jangy-Alysh (seat: Jangy-Alysh) #Kara-Bulak (seat: Kara-Bulak; incl. Altymysh, Beysheke and Chüy) #Kök-Oyrok (seat:

Kayyngdy Kayyngdy ( ky, Кайыңды; russian: Каинды, Kaindy or Каинда ''Kainda'') is a city in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It became a city in 2012. Its population was 9,561 in 2021. It is the seat of Panfilov District. It features th ...

; incl. Korool-Döbö and

Tegirmenti Tegirmenti is a village in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan ...

) #Kyzyl-Oktyabr (seat: Kyzyl-Oktyabr; incl. Ak-Beket, Jel-Aryk, Dorozhnoye, Kashkeleng, Kyz-Kyya, Sasyk-Bulak,

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and Cholok)

References

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