Chüy ( ky, Чүй району, Chüy rayonu) is a

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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 , and its resident population was 54,622 in 2021. The district surrounds the city of

Tokmok Tokmok ( ky, Токмок, lit=hammer; russian: Токмак, Tokmak) is a city in the Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek, with a population of 71,443 in 2021. Its elevation is 816 m above sea level. From ...

, but does not include it. The administrative seat lies at Tokmok.

Geography

Chüy District is located in the eastern part of

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 ...

. Its southern part spreads into

Kyrgyz Ala-Too The Kyrgyz Ala-Too ( ky, Кыргыз Ала-Тоосу, Kyrgyz Ala-Toosu, ; kk, Қырғыз Алатауы, Qyrǵyz Alataýy; zh, 吉尔吉斯阿拉套) also known as Kyrgyz Alatau, Kyrgyz Range, and Alexander Range (until 1933) is a large ra ...

mountains. The river Chu (Chüy) and its tributaries Shamshy, Kegeti, etc. dominate the hydrology. There are a number of glaciers feeding tributaries in

such as Shamshy Glacier, Kel-Ter, etc. The climate is continental.

Demographics

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

Ethnic composition

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

Rural communities and villages

In total, Chüy District include 38 settlements in 10 rural communities ('). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chüy District are: #Ak-Beshim (seat: Ak-Beshim; incl. Jangy-Jol and Kalygul) #Burana (seat: Döng-Aryk; incl.

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, Burana and Meenetkech) # Chüy (seat: Chüy; incl. Aral and Sadovy) #Ibraimov (seat: Koshoy; incl. Kara-Oy, Kyzyl-Asker, Lenin, Lenin-Jol and

Taldy-Bulak Taldy-Bulak is a village in the Talas 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 ...

) #Iskra (seat: Kara-Döbö; incl. Vostochny, Jangy-Turmush, Zheleznodorozhnoye and

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) #Kegeti (seat: Kegeti; incl. Arpa-Tektir, Akmatbek, Sovet and Chapaev) # Kosh-Korgon (seat: Kosh-Korgon) # On Bir-Jylga (seat:

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; incl. Kayyrma, Madaniyat and

Onbir-Jylga Onbir-Jylga is a village in the Chüy District of 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 w ...

) # Saylyk (seat: Saylyk; incl. Vinogradnoye and Jangy-Chek) # Shamshy (seat: Shamshy; incl. Chong-Jar, Kosh-Kashat and Karagul)

Famous people born in Chüy 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

References

External links

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