Özgön District


Özgön or Uzgen is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is, and its resident population was 282,981 in 2021. The capital lies at Özgön.

Demographics

As of 2009, Özgön District included 1 town, and 19 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 228,114. Of them, 49,410 people live in urban areas, and 178,704 in rural ones.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Özgön District was:
Ethnic groupPopulationProportion of Özgön District population---------------------
Kyrgyzs73.8%
Uzbeks22.2%
Turks3.1%
Russians0.3%
Uygurs0.3%
Tatars0.1%
Tadjiks0.1%
other groups0.1%

Towns, rural communities and villages

In total, Özgön District include 1 town and 107 settlements in 19 rural communities. Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Özgön District are:
  1. town Özgön
  2. Ak-Jar
  3. Altyn-Bulak
  4. Bash-Döbö
  5. Changget
  6. Deng-Bulak
  7. Iyri-Suu
  8. Jalpak-Tash
  9. Jazy
  10. Jylandy
  11. Kara-Tash
  12. Karool
  13. Köldük
  14. Kurshab
  15. Kyzyl-Oktyabr
  16. Kyzyl-Too
  17. Myrza-Ake
  18. Salam-Alik
  19. Tört-Köl
  20. Zerger