Issyk-Kul District

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.

Issyk-Kul District
District
Kyrgyz: Ысык-Көл району Russian: Иссык-Кульский район
Lake Issyk Kul shoreline at Tamchy, Issyk Kul district
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Coordinates: 42°39′N 77°05′E / 42.650°N 77.083°E / 42.650; 77.083
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Issyk-Kul
Area
• Total	3,603 km2 (1,391 sq mi)
Population  (2023)
• Total	98,435
• Density	27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+06:00

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.

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.

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:

1. town of district significance Cholpon-Ata
2. Abdrakhmanov (seat: Jarkynbaev; incl. Karool-Döbö)
3. Anan'yevo (seat: Anan'yevo; incl. Kök-Döbö and Chet-Baysoorun)
4. Bosteri (seat: Bosteri; incl. Baktuu-Dolonotu)
5. Kara-Oy (seat: Kara-Oy)
6. Kum-Bel (seat: Korumdu; incl. Bulan-Sögöttü)
7. Örüktü (seat: Chong-Örüktü; incl. Orto-Örüktü and Örüktü-Khutor)
8. Sadyr Ake (seat: Grigor'yevka; incl. Grigor'yevka Pristany)
9. Semyonovka (seat: Semyonovka; incl. Kojoyar)
10. Tamchy (seat: Tamchy; incl. Kosh-Köl and Chyrpykty)
11. Temir (seat: Temir; incl. Kashat)
12. Toru-Aygyr (seat: Toru-Aygyr; incl. Kyzyl-Örük and Sary-Kamysh)
13. Chong-Sary-Oy (seat: Chong-Sary-Oy; incl. Baetov, Örnök, Sary-Oy and Chok-Tal)

 

 

Cholpon-Ata

 

Anan'yevo

 

Kök-Döbö

 

Chet-Baysoorun

 

Bosteri

 

Baktuu-
Dolonotu

 

Kara-Oy

 

Korumdu

 

Bulan-
Sögöttü

 

Semyonovka

 

Kojoyar

 

↑
Grigor'yevka

 

Grigor'yevka
Pristany

 

Tamchy

 

Kosh-Köl

 

Chyrpykty

 

Jarkynbaev

 

Karool-
Döbö

 

Temir→

 

Kashat

 

Toru-Aygyr

 

Kyzyl-
Örük

 

Sary-Kamysh

 

↑
Chong-
Örüktü

 

Orto-
Örüktü

 

Örüktü-Khutor

 

Chong-
Sary-
Oy

 

←Baetov

 

Örnök

 

←Sary-Oy

 

Chok-Tal

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Settlements of the Ysyk-Kol District

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  Guesthouse at Tamchy
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  Irrigation
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  Desert above Tamchy
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  In the desert above Tamchy. Choktal peninsula in the background.
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  Sea buckthorn shrubs on the lake shore east of Kosh Köl
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  An abandoned resort at Kosh Köl.
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  On the beach at Kosh Köl.
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  Eastern entrance to the district.