Aitmatov District
Aitmatov
Айтматов району | |
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Talas Region |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,216 km2 (1,628 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 69,180 |
| • Density | 16.41/km2 (42.50/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Aitmatov (Kyrgyz: Айтматов району, romanized: Aitmatov rayonu) (formerly as Kara-Buura) is a district of Talas Region, in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 4,216 square kilometres (1,628 sq mi),[1] and its resident population was 69,180 in 2021.[2] The administrative seat lies at Kyzyl-Adyr.[3] In 2023, by decision of the Jogorku Kenesh it was renamed Aitmatov district after Chinghiz Aitmatov (1928-2008), who was born in this district.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 35,841 | — |
| 1979 | 41,270 | +1.58% |
| 1989 | 47,272 | +1.37% |
| 1999 | 49,879 | +0.54% |
| 2009 | 58,056 | +1.53% |
| 2021 | 69,180 | +1.47% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[1][2] | ||
Rural communities and villages
In total, Aitmatov District includes 23 settlements in 10 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Aitmatov District are:[3][4][5]
- Ak-Chiy (seat: Joon-Döbö; incl. Jiyde)
- Amanbaev (seat: Amanbaev; incl. Ak-Jar, Satykey and Suulu-Maymak)
- Bakayyr (seat: Ak-Bashat; incl. Kara-Say)
- Bakyyan (seat: Bakyyan; incl. Tamchy-Bulak and Kamash)
- Beysheke (seat: Beysheke; incl. Kara-Buura and Kara-Suu)
- Cholponbay (seat: Chymgent; incl. Kök-Döbö)
- Kara-Buura (seat: Kyzyl-Adyr; incl. Chong-Kara-Buura and Üch-Bulak)
- Kök-Say (seat: Kök-Say; incl. Kaynar)
- Maymak (seat: Maymak)
- Sheker (seat: Sheker; incl. Archagul)
Joon-Döbö
Jiyde
Beysheke
Kara-Buura
Kara-Suu
Bakyyan
Tamchy-Bulak
Kamash
Ak-Jar
Satykey
Suulu-Maymak
Ak-Bashat
Kara-Say
Chong-Kara-Buura
Üch-Bulak
Kök-Döbö
Archagul
Settlements of the Kara-Buura District.
References
- 1 2 "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic. Book III. Talas Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 12, 15.
- 1 2 "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- 1 2 "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 63–64.
- ↑ List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
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