Ak-Suu District
Ak-Suu
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Ak-Suu (Kyrgyz: Ак-Суу району) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center lies at the village Teploklyuchenka.[2] Its area is 9,917 square kilometres (3,829 sq mi),[3] and its resident population was 69,439 in 2021.[1]
Geography
Located in Kyrgyzstan's eastern corner, the district borders in the north with the
Climate
The average temperature in January is -8 °C in valleys and -26 °C - in mountains. In July, the average monthly temperature varies from +14 °C in valleys and 9 °C - in mountains. The minimum temperature drops to 40 °C below zero. The average high temperatures are from +30 °C in valleys and +15 °C - in mountains. The total precipitation is from 300 to 400 mm in valleys and from 500 to 600 mm - in mountains. The snow accumulation reaches 40 cm in valleys. The maximum expected wind speed (once in 20-year period) is 34 m/s.[4]
Demographics
The district population, as of 2021, was 69,439.[1] The population density was 7.0 people per square kilometer.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 44,361 | — |
1979 | 50,422 | +1.43% |
1989 | 56,889 | +1.21% |
1999 | 57,155 | +0.05% |
2009 | 63,686 | +1.09% |
2021 | 69,439 | +0.72% |
Note: resident population; Source:[3][1] |
Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Ak-Suu District was:[3]
Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Ak-Suu District population |
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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 places
In total, Ak-Suu District includes 48 settlements in 14 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Ak-Suu District are:[2][5]
- Ak-Bulung (seat: Ak-Bulung; incl. Ak-Bulak, Toktogul and Türgön)
- Ak-Chiy (seat: Ak-Chiy; incl. Kachybek, Kök-Jayyk, Kyzyl-Jar and Sovetskoye)
- Börü-Bash (seat: Börü-Bash; incl. Cherik)
- Boz-Uchuk (seat: Novovoznesenovka; incl. Boz-Uchuk and Ichke-Jergez)
- Chelpek (seat: Chelpek; incl. Burma-Suu and Tash-Kyya)
- Engilchek (seat: Engilchek, incl. Keng-Suu, Koyluu, Kurgak, May-Saz, Tash-Koroo and Echkili-Tash)
- Jyrgalang (seat: Jyrgalang)
- Kara-Jal (seat: Tegizchil; incl. Jangy-Aryk, Kara-Jal and Boz-Bulung)
- Karakol (seat: Karakol; incl. Cholpon)
- Kerege-Tash (seat: Sary-Kamysh; incl. Kerege-Tash, Kayyrma-Aryk, Novokonstantinovka and Pioner)
- Oktyabr (seat: Oktyabrskoye; incl. Jol-Kolot, Otuz-Uul and Üch-Kaynar)
- Otradnoye (seat: Otradnoye; incl. Orlinoye and Shapak)
- Tepke (seat: Tepke; incl. Jyldyz and Kurbu)
- Teploklyuchenka (seat: Teploklyuchenka; incl. Lesnoye)
Sary-
Kamysh
Tash
Chelpek
Suu
References
- ^ a b c d "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 9–10.
- ^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 11, 16, 49.
- ^ a b Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики [Monitoring, forecasting of natural hazards in Kyrgyz Republic.] (in Russian). Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic.
- ^ 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