Tüp () 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, municip ...
of
Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
. The seat lies at
Tüp.
Its area is ,
and its resident population was 65,169 in 2021.
It borders
Issyk-Kul District to the west,
Ak-Suu District to the east and south-east,
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...
to the north, and
Issyk Kul
Issyk-Kul () or Ysyk-Köl (, ; ) is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tianshan Mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan, just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleve ...
to the south.
Geography
The district is located between
Küngöy Ala-Too Range and
Issyk-Kul
Issyk-Kul () or Ysyk-Köl (, ; ) is an endorheic saline lake in the western Tianshan Mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan, just south of a dividing range separating Kyrgyzstan from Kazakhstan. It is the eighth-deepest lake in the world, the eleve ...
lake. The topography varies from multiple-folded medium-altitude mountains featuring in erosional dissection to alluvial - proluvial planes with river fans, and lakeside planes of Issyk-Kul lake area. Approximately 48% of the district is occupied by mountains, and 48% - by valleys. The hydrological conditions are dominated by
Tüp river that rises on north slopes of
Teskey Ala-Too Range
The Teskey Alatoo (, ), often still known by its Russian language, Russian name Terskey Alatau (), is a mountain range in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan. It stretches south and southeast of Lake Issyk-Kul, from the river Joon-Aryk near Koch ...
.
Climate
An average temperature in January is -6°C in valleys, and -14°C in mountains. In July, an average temperature varies from +18°C in valleys, to +9°C in mountains. An absolute recorded temperature maximum is +35°. Average maximum temperatures are +30°C in valleys, and +15°C in mountains. Average yearly precipitation is 350-400 mm in valleys, and 500-600 mm in mountains. An average snow cover is up to 30 cm. The Eastern wind called Santash reaches 20-30 m/s.
Population
Populated places
In total, Tüp District includes 37 settlements in 13 rural communities ('). Each rural community may include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Tüp 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-Bulak (seat: Ak-Bulak)
# Ak-Bulung (seat: Ak-Bulung; incl. Belovodskoye and Frunzenskoe)
# Aral (seat: Ming-Bulak; incl. Aral, Dolon, Kosh-Döbö and Sary-Döbö)
# Chong-Tash (seat: Chong-Tash; incl. Jyluu-Bulak)
# Karasaev (seat: Tasma; incl. Toktoyan and Chong-Toguz-Bay)
# Kuturgu (seat: Kuturgu; incl. Kichi-Örüktü, Oy-Bulak and Oy-Tal)
# Mikhaylovka (seat: Mikhaylovka)
# San-Tash (seat: Bayzak; incl. Karkyra, Keng-Suu, San-Tash and Sary-Tologoy)
# Sary-Bulak (seat: Balbay; incl. Kürmöntü)
# Taldy-Suu (seat: Taldy-Suu; incl. Ichke-Suu, Kööchü and Korumdu)
# Toguz-Bulak (seat: Toguz-Bulak; incl. Sary-Bulung)
# Tüp (seat: Tüp; incl. Birlik and Shaty)
# Ysyk-Köl (seat - village: Ysyk-Köl; incl. Yntymak)
References
{{Districts of Kyrgyzstan
Districts of Issyk-Kul Region