Tüp (Kyrgyz: Түп району) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan.
The seat lies at Tüp. Its area is 2,121 square kilometres (819 sq mi), and its resident population was 65,169 in 2021. It borders Issyk-Kul District to the west, Ak-Suu District to the east and south-east, Kazakhstan to the north, and Issyk Kul to the south.
Tüp Kyrgyz: Түп району | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 42°45′N 78°20′E / 42.750°N 78.333°E | |
Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Issyk-Kul |
Area | |
• Total | 2,121 km2 (819 sq mi) |
Population (2021) | |
• Total | 65,169 |
• Density | 31/km2 (80/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 |
The district is located between Küngöy Ala-Too Range and Issyk-Kul lake. The topography varies from multiple-folded medium-altitude mountains featuring in erosional dissection to alluvial - proluvial planes with river fans, and lakeside planes of Issyk-Kul lake area. Approximately 48% of the district is occupied by mountains, and 48% - by valleys. The hydrological conditions are dominated by Tüp river that rises on north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too Range.
An average temperature in January is -6°C in valleys, and -14°C in mountains. In July, an average temperature varies from +18°C in valleys, to +9°C in mountains. An absolute recorded temperature maximum is +35°. Average maximum temperatures are +30°C in valleys, and +15°C in mountains. Average yearly precipitation is 350-400 mm in valleys, and 500-600 mm in mountains. An average snow cover is up to 30 cm. The Eastern wind called Santash reaches 20-30 m/s.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
---|---|---|
1970 | 46,940 | — |
1979 | 49,428 | +0.58% |
1989 | 53,119 | +0.72% |
1999 | 54,534 | +0.26% |
2009 | 58,786 | +0.75% |
2021 | 65,169 | +0.86% |
Note: resident population; Sources: |
In total, Tüp District includes 37 settlements in 13 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community may include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Tüp District are:
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Tüp District, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.