Alay District
Alay | |
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Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Osh Region |
Area | |
• Total | 6,821 km2 (2,634 sq mi) |
Population (2009)[1] | |
• Total | 72,170 |
• Density | 11/km2 (27/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 (GMT +5) |
Alay is a raion (district) of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Gul'cha.[2] The Alay District borders with China in the east, Tajikistan in the south, Chong-Alay District in the west, Nookat District in the north-west, Kara-Suu District and Uzgen District in the north, and Kara-Kulja District in the north-east. Its area is 6,821 square kilometres (2,634 sq mi), and its resident population was 72,170 in 2009.[1]
Demographics
The resident population of Alay District, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 72,170. 1,427 people lived in urban areas, and 70,743 in rural ones.[1]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1970 | 31,851 | — |
1979 | 40,341 | +26.7% |
1989 | 52,169 | +29.3% |
1999 | 65,451 | +25.5% |
2009 | 72,170 | +10.3% |
Note: enumerated de facto population; Source:[1] |
Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Alay District (de jure population) was:[1]
Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Alay District population |
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Kyrgyzs | 71,901 | 99.6% |
other groups | 269 | 0.4% |
Towns, rural communities, and villages
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Gulcha_river_valley.jpg/220px-Gulcha_river_valley.jpg)
In total Alay District include 14 rural communities (aiyl okmotus).[3][4] Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities in Alay District are:[5]
- Sary-Tash rural community (Sary-Tash, Kek-Suu, and Nura)
- Alay aiyl okmotu (Sopu-Korgon, Askaly, Jergetal, Kolduk, Targalak, Terek, and Chiy-Talaa)
- Budalyk aiyl okmotu (Kara-Suu, Kaynama, Tamga-Terek, Kum-Shoro, Oktyabr, and Oro-Debe)
- Bulolu aiyl okmotu (Koshulush, Kichi-Bülölü, Köl-Chaty, Chong-Bülölü)
- Gulcho aiyl okmotu (Gulcha, Kara-Bulak, Jyly-Suu, Tash-Koroo, Chakmak, and Kurmanjan Datka)
- Josholu aiyl okmotu (Jangy-Turmush, Ayuu-Tapan, Kommunizm, Lenin-Jol, Miyazdy, Orto-Suu, and Osoaviakhim)
- Konur-Dobo aiyl okmotu (Boz-Karagan, Jar-Kyshtak, Kara-Shoro, Arpa-Tektir, and Kyzyl-Oy)
- Kabylan-Kol aiyl okmotu (Kabylan-Kol, Kungey, Kara-Jygach, and Kurulush)
- Korul aiyl okmotu (Toguz-Bulak, Keng-Jylga, and Pervoye Maya)
- Lenin aiyl okmotu (Imeni Gagrina, Kun-Elek, Murdash, and Sogondu)
- Sary-Mogol aiyl okmotu (Sary-Mogol)
- Taldy-Suu aiyl okmotu (Archa Bulak, Taldy-Suu, Kek-Bulak, and Kurgak)
- Uch-Dobo aiyl okmoyu (Kichi-Karakol, Ak-Bosogo, Ak-Jay, Gejige, Kyzyl Alay, and Chong-Karakol)
- Jangy-Alay aiyl okmotu (Jangy Alay, Jangy Aryk)
References
- ^ a b c d e "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
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- ^ State Administration of Osh Region: Alay District (in Russian)
- ^ 2012 Law on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
- ^ List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan