Naryn District ( ky, Нарын району, Naryn rayonu, before 2004: ''Tyanshan District'') is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of
Naryn Region
Naryn Region ( ky, Нарын облусу, Naryn oblusu; russian: Нарынская область, Narynskaya oblast) is the largest region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chüy Region in t ...
in central-southern
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 the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
. The administrative seat lies at the city
Naryn
Naryn ( ky, Нарын, translit=Naryn, Mongolian : Нарийн, Nariin, Traditional Mongolian ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠨ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,17 ...
, which is not part of the district.
Naryn District was established in its borders in 1930. It borders with
At-Bashy District to the south,
Ak-Talaa District to the west,
Kochkor District
Kochkor () is a district of Naryn Region in northern-central Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Kochkor. Its area is , and its resident population was 67,363 in 2021.
Population
Populated places
In total, Kochkor District includes 35 s ...
to the north,
Tong District
Tong ( ky, Тоң району, Tong rayonu) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Bökönbaev. Its area is , and its resident population was 53,401 in 2021. Tong District borders Issyk-Kul District to the ...
to the north-east,
Jeti-Ögüz District
Jeti-Ögüz ( ky, Жети-Өгүз , ''seven bulls'') is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. Its seat lies at Kyzyl-Suu. Its area is , and its resident population was 93,392 in 2021. It comprises much of the eastern end o ...
to the east, and Lake
Song Köl to the north-west. Its area is ,
and its resident population was 49,955 in 2021.
The district is characterized by the scenic
Tian Shan Mountains
The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...
, alpine pastures and Lake
Song Köl which during summer months attracts large herds of sheep and horses with their herders and their yurts.
Economy
The economy of Naryn oblast is dominated by animal herding (sheep, horses,
yaks), with wool and meat as the main products. Mining of various minerals developed during the Soviet era has largely been abandoned as uneconomical. Today the area is considered to be the poorest region in the country.
Demographics
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Naryn District was 99.8%
Kyrgyz and 0.2% other groups.
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Populated places
In total, Naryn District includes 39 settlements in 15 rural communities (). The rural communities and settlements in the Naryn District are:
[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]
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# Ak-Kuduk (seat: Segizinchi Mart; incl. Ak-Kuduk and Shoro)
# Chet-Nura (seat: Orto-Nura; incl. Ak-Bulung, Ak-Kyya, Iyri-Suu, Orto-Saz, Örük-Tam (part), Chet-Nura and Tösh-Bulak)
# Döbölü (seat: Döbölü; incl. Alysh and Kengesh)
# Dostuk (seat: Dostuk
Dostuk ( ky, Достук) is a village in Naryn District of Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan on the river Naryn and highway A361 about 35 km west of Naryn. Its population was 750 in 2021. Until 2012 it was an urban-type settlement
Urban-type ...
)
# Emgekchil (seat: Emgekchil)
# Emgek-Talaa (seat: Ak-Talaa; incl. Tegerek and Emgek-Talaa)
# Jan-Bulak (seat: Jan-Bulak)
# Jerge-Tal (seat: Jerge-Tal; incl. Jalgyz-Terek and Kyzyl-Jyldyz)
# Kara-Kujur (seat: Lakol; incl. Jer-Köchkü)
# Kazan-Kuygan (seat: Kazan-Kuygan; incl. Kara-Üngkür)
# Ming-Bulak (seat: Kuybyshev; incl. Ming-Bulak and Örnök)
# On-Archa (seat: Echki-Bashy; incl. Ottuk)
# Ortok (seat: Tash-Bashat, incl. Kayyngdy, Örük-Tam, Eki-Naryn and Tamdy-Suu)
# Sary-Oy (seat: Jylan-Aryk; incl. Sary-Oy)
# Uchkun (seat: Kulanak; incl. Uchkun)
References
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Districts of Naryn Region