Toktogul ( ky, Токтогул району) 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 counties, several municipalities, subdivision ...

Jalal-Abad Region Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jal ...

in western

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

Toktogul Toktogul ( ky, Toктогул, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012) in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 20,577 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Toktogul District. It is named after its mo ...

. Its area is , and its resident population was 103,310 in 2021. The town and district are named after its most famous son - the musician Toktogul Satylganov. The Toktogul reservoir is a geographical feature of the district and the capital lies on the north shore.

Geography

The district is located in the southern part of the region within the Naryn river valley. It is bordered by

Talas Alatau The Talas Ala-Too or Alataw range ( ky, Талас Ала-Тоосу, Talas Ala-Toosu; kk, Талас Алатауы, Talas Alatauy; zh, 塔拉斯阿拉套) is range of the Tian Shan mountains forming the southern and eastern border of Talas Reg ...

and

Suusamyr Too Suusamyr Too ( ky, Суусамыр тоо кыркасы) is a mountain range in internal Tian Shan in Kyrgyzstan. It separates Suusamyr Valley and Toluk Saragat Valley. The length of the range is 126 km, and height up to 4048m. It is compo ...

on the north, At-Oynok Range on the west, and by complex system of mountains: Babash-Ata, Fergana Range and Kekirim-Too on the south. Mountain areas are characterized by highly dissected topography. Absolute elevations of ranges reach 4,165m (Uzun-Akhmat mountains) and 4351 m (Kekirim-Too). The valley is at 650-850 m above sea level. Mountains occupy 93%, and valley - 7% of the district. The hydrology is dominated by Naryn river, Torkent river, Uzun-Akhmat river, and Kara-Suu river. The Toktogul reservoir and partially Kurpsai reservoir are respectively in the center and south-west part of the district.

Climate

An average temperature in January is -8°C in valleys, and -12°C in mountains. In July, an average temperature varies from +26°C in valleys, to +8°C in mountains. An absolute recorded temperature minimum was -38° and maximum - +38°. Average yearly precipitation is 400 mm in valleys, and 400-600 mm in mountains. Daily maximum of precipitation can reach 40 mm in valleys and 70 mm in mountains.

Population

Cities, rural communities and villages

In total, Toktogul District includes 1 city and 44 settlements in 10 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Toktogul 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
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# Abdy Süyörkulov (seat: Torkent; incl. Kötörmö and Kara-Jygach) # Aralbaev (seat:

Toluk Toluk 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 lies at Toktogul. Its are ...

; 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 li ...

, Noot and Char-Tash) # Bel-Aldy (seat:

Sary-Sögöt Sary-Sögöt 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 lies at Toktogul. I ...

; incl.

Bel-Aldy Bel-Aldy 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 lies at Toktogul. Its a ...

and Korgon) # Cholpon-Ata (seat: Cholpon-Ata; incl.

Ak-Tektir Ak-Tektir 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 lies at Toktogul. Its ...

Balykty Balykty 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 lies at Toktogul. Its ar ...

, Kara-Künggöy, Kushchu-Suu and

Mazar-Suu Mazar-Suu ( ky, Мазар-Суу) 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 sea ...

) # Jangy-Jol (seat: Jangy-Jol; incl. Aral,

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References

Districts of Jalal-Abad Region {{jalalAbad-geo-stub