Ak-Suu District
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Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
Area | |
• Total | 9,917 km2 (3,829 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 63,686 |
• Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 (GMT +6) |
Ak-Suu is a raion (district) of Issyk-Kul Region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center lies at the village Ak-Suu.[2] Its area is 9,917 square kilometres (3,829 sq mi), and its resident population was 63,686 in 2009.[1]
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
The district population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 63,686.[1] The population density was 6.4 people per square kilometer.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1970 | 44,046 | — |
1979 | 50,236 | +14.1% |
1989 | 57,109 | +13.7% |
1999 | 57,160 | +0.1% |
2009 | 63,686 | +11.4% |
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 |
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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 areas
The rural communities and villages in the Ak-Suu District are:[1][3]
- Ak-Bulun aiyl okmotu (center village Ak-Bulun, and also villages Ak-Bulak and Toktogul)
- Beryu-Bash aiyl okmotu (center - village Beryu-Bash, and also village Cherik)
- Jyrgalan rural community (Jyrgalan)
- Kara-Jal aiyl okmotu (center - village Tegizchil, and also villages Jany-Aryk, Kara-Jal, Boz-Bulun)
- Karakol aiyl okmotu (center - village Karakol, and also village Cholpon)
- Kerege-Tash aiyl okmotu (center - village Sary-Kamysh, and also villages Kerege-Tash, Kayyrma-Aryk, Novokonstantinovka, Pioner)
- Novovoznesenovka aiyl okmotu (center - village Novovoznesenovka, and also villages Boz-Uchuk and Ichke-Jergez)
- Oktyabrskiy aiyl okmotu (center - village Oktyabrskoye, and also villages Jol-Kolot, Otuz-Uul, Uch-Kaynar)
- Otradnoye aiyl okmotu (center - village Otradnoye, and also villages Orlinoye, Shapak)
- Ak-Chiy aiyl okmotu (center - village Ak-Chiy, and also villages Kachybek, Sovetskoye)
- Tepke aiyl okmotu (center - village Tepke, and also villages Jyldyz, Kurbu)
- Teploklyuchenka aiyl okmotu (center - village Teploklyuchenka, and also village Lesnoye)
- Chelpek aiyl okmotu (center - village Chelpek, and also villages Burma-Suu, Tash-Kyya)
- Engilchek aiyl okmotu (center - village Engilchek)
References
- ^ a b c d e f "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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