Ak-Suu District

Ak-Suu
Raion
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Issyk-Kul Region
Area
 • Total 3,829 sq mi (9,917 km2)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 62,524
  enumerated de facto population
Time zone GMT +6 (UTC+6)

Ak-Suu is a raion (district) of Issyk-Kul Region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center lies at the village Ak-Suu.[2]

Geography

Located in Kyrgyzstan's eastern corner, the district borders in the north with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan, and in the east, with the Aksu Prefecture of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Two of Kyrgyzstan's highest mountains, Jengish Chokusu (Victory Peak, or Pobeda Peak in Russian) and Khan Tengri, are located on these borders.

Demographics

In total, in 2009 the Ak-Suu District included 1 urban-type settlement and 38 villages in 13 rural communities (aiyl okmotus). Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 62,524. The average density was 6.3 people per square kilometer.

Historical populations in Ak-Suu District
YearPop.±%
197044,046—    
197950,236+14.1%
198957,109+13.7%
1999 57,160+0.1%
200962,524+9.4%
Note: enumerated de facto population; Source:[1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Ak-Suu District was:[1]

Ethnic group Population Proportion of Ak-Suu District population
Kyrgyzs 56,369 88.5%
Russians 2,884 4.5%
Kalmyks 2,805 4.4%
Kazakhs 916 1.5%
Uygurs 201 0.3%
Tatars 146 0.2%
Ukrainians 125 0.2%
Uzbeks 110 0.2%
other groups 130 0.2%

Populated areas

The urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages in the Ak-Suu District are:[1]

  1. urban-type settlement Jyrgalan
  2. Ak-Bulun aiyl okmotu (center village Ak-Bulun, and also villages Ak-Bulak and Toktogul)
  3. Beryu-Bash aiyl okmotu (center - village Beryu-Bash, and also village Cherik)
  4. Kara-Jal aiyl okmotu (center - village Tegizchil, and also villages Jany-Aryk, Kara-Jal, Boz-Bulun)
  5. Karakol aiyl okmotu (center - village Karakol, and also village Cholpon)
  6. Kerege-Tash aiyl okmotu (center - village Sary-Kamysh, and also villages Kerege-Tash, Kayyrma-Aryk, Novokonstantinovka, Pioner)
  7. Novovoznesenovka aiyl okmotu (center - village Novovoznesenovka, and also villages Boz-Uchuk and Ichke-Jergez)
  8. Oktyabrskiy aiyl okmotu (center - village Oktyabrskoye, and also villages Jol-Kolot, Otuz-Uul, Uch-Kaynar)
  9. Otradnoye aiyl okmotu (center - village Otradnoye, and also villages Orlinoye, Shapak)
  10. Ak-Chiy aiyl okmotu (center - village Ak-Chiy, and also villages Kachybek, Sovetskoye)
  11. Tepke aiyl okmotu (center - village Tepke, and also villages Jyldyz, Kurbu)
  12. Teploklyuchenka aiyl okmotu (center - village Teploklyuchenka, and also village Lesnoye)
  13. Chelpek aiyl okmotu (center - village Chelpek, and also villages Burma-Suu, Tash-Kyya)
  14. Engilchek aiyl okmotu (center - village Engilchek)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Population and Housing Census 2009. Book 3 (in tables). Regions of Kyrgyzstan: Issyk-Kul Region (Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Иссык-Кульская область (PDF), Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010
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Coordinates: 42°29′N 78°24′E / 42.483°N 78.400°E / 42.483; 78.400

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