Chüy District


Chüy is a district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is, and its resident population was 54,622 in 2021. The district surrounds the city of Tokmok, but does not include it. The administrative seat lies at Tokmok.

Geography

Chüy District is located in the eastern part of Chüy Valley. Its southern part spreads into Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountains. The river Chu (Chüy) and its tributaries Shamshy, Kegeti, etc. dominate the hydrology. There are a number of glaciers feeding tributaries in Kyrgyz Ala-Too such as Shamshy Glacier, Kel-Ter, etc. The climate is continental.

Demographics

As of 2009, Chüy District included 38 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 47,017.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Chüy District was:
Ethnic groupPopulationProportion of Chüy District population------------------------
Kyrgyzs83.2%
Russians6.9%
Dungans4.7%
Azerbaijanis1.8%
Kazakhs1.1%
Uzbeks0.6%
Germans0.3%
Tatars0.3%
other groups1.1%

Rural communities and villages

In total, Chüy District include 38 settlements in 10 rural communities. Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chüy District are:
  1. Ak-Beshim
  2. Burana
  3. Chüy
  4. Ibraimov
  5. Iskra
  6. Kegeti
  7. Kosh-Korgon
  8. On Bir-Jylga
  9. Saylyk
  10. Shamshy

Famous people born in Chüy District