Issyk-Kul District
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Issyk-Kul District (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл району, romanized:Ysyk-Köl raionu) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in northeastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Cholpon-Ata. Its area is 3,603 square kilometres (1,391 sq mi), and its resident population was 84,876 in 2021.
Geography
The district is located on the northern shore of Issyk-Kul and on the southern slopes of the Küngöy Ala-Too Range, which dominate much of the landscape. The topography varies from multiple-folded medium-altitude mountains featuring in erosional dissection to alluvial - proluvial planes with river fans, river valleys, intermittent water streams, and lakeside planes of Issyk-Kul lake area. Approximately 78% of the district is occupied by mountains, and 22% - by valleys. The hydrological conditions are dominated by rivers Toru-Aygyr with peak flood of 30 m/s, Orto Taldy-Bulak - 6.5 m/s, Chong Taldy-Bulak - 7 m/s, Cholpon-Ata - 20 m/s, Dyure-Suu - 15 m/s, Kichi Ak-Suu - 10 m/s, Orto Koy-Suu - 10 m/s, Orto Oryuktyu - 10 m/s, Chong Oryuktyu - 20 m/s, Chet Baysoorun - 15 m/s, and Cong Baysoorun - 20 m/s.
Climate
An average temperature in January is -2°C in valleys, and -10°C in mountains. In July, an average temperature varies from +18°C in valleys, to +10°C in mountains. An absolute recorded temperature minimum is -30°. Average maximum temperatures are +35°C in valleys, and +15°C in mountains. Average yearly precipitation is 200-400 mm in valleys, and 500-600 mm in mountains during warm season (April-October), and 100-150 in valleys and 150-200 mm in mountains during cold season.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50,998 | — |
| 1979 | 58,389 | +1.52% |
| 1989 | 68,685 | +1.64% |
| 1999 | 70,677 | +0.29% |
| 2009 | 75,533 | +0.67% |
| 2021 | 84,876 | +0.98% |
| Note: resident population; Sources: |
Populated places
In total, Issyk-Kul District include 1 town and 30 settlements in 12 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community may include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Issyk-Kul District are:
- town of district significance Cholpon-Ata
- Abdrakhmanov (seat: Jarkynbaev; incl. Karool-Döbö)
- Anan'yevo (seat: Anan'yevo; incl. Kök-Döbö and Chet-Baysoorun)
- Bosteri (seat: Bosteri; incl. Baktuu-Dolonotu)
- Kara-Oy (seat: Kara-Oy)
- Kum-Bel (seat: Korumdu; incl. Bulan-Sögöttü)
- Örüktü (seat: Chong-Örüktü; incl. Orto-Örüktü and Örüktü-Khutor)
- Sadyr Ake (seat: Grigor'yevka; incl. Grigor'yevka Pristany)
- Kozhoyar-Ata (seat: Kozhoyar-Ata; incl. Kojoyar)
- Tamchy (seat: Tamchy; incl. Kosh-Köl and Chyrpykty)
- Temir (seat: Temir; incl. Kashat)
- Toru-Aygyr (seat: Toru-Aygyr; incl. Kyzyl-Örük and Sary-Kamysh)
- Chong-Sary-Oy (seat: Chong-Sary-Oy; incl. Baetov, Örnök, Sary-Oy and Chok-Tal)
Gallery
- Guesthouse at Tamchy
- Irrigation
- Desert above Tamchy
- In the desert above Tamchy. Choktal peninsula in the background.
- Sea buckthorn shrubs on the lake shore east of Kosh Köl
- An abandoned resort at Kosh Köl.
- On the beach at Kosh Köl.
- Eastern entrance to the district.