Kemin District
Kemin Кемин району | |
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Country | Kyrgyzstan |
Region | Chüy Region |
Kemin District | 1936 |
Capital | Kemin |
Area | |
• Total | 3,533 km2 (1,364 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 48,360 |
• Density | 14/km2 (35/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+6 |
Kemin (Kyrgyz: Кемин району, romanized: Kemin rayonu) is the northeast panhandle district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 3,533 square kilometres (1,364 sq mi), making it the largest district of Chüy Region,[2] and its resident population was 48,360 in 2021.[1] Its administrative headquarters is at Kemin.[3] The district is located in the Chong-Kemin Valley, the Kichi-Kemin Valley and the eastern part of the Chüy Valley. It borders with Kazakhstan in the north, Chüy District in the west, and Issyk-Kul Region in the south and east.
Topography
The western part of the district is flat with altitudes 1000–1600 msl, and the eastern part is mountainous.
Climate
The climate is sharply continental with cold winters and cool summers; January temperatures averaging −5 °C to −10 °C, July +17 °C to +18 °C. Average precipitation is from 200 mm in flatlands, and up to 600–700 mm in mountains.[4]
Hydrology
Large rivers in the district include the Chu, Chong-Kemin, Kichi-Kemin and others. There are also several small lakes: Chong-Kelter, Chelek and Kosh-Kel
Demographics
The population of Kemin District, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 44,118 which is second lowest among districts of the Chüy Region. Average density is 12 people per square kilometer. Some 36% of population lives in urban areas, and 64% in rural ones.[4]
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1970 | 54,196 | — |
1979 | 56,917 | +0.55% |
1989 | 61,906 | +0.84% |
1999 | 53,144 | −1.51% |
2009 | 44,118 | −1.84% |
2021 | 48,360 | +0.77% |
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1] |
Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Kemin District was:[2]
Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Kemin District population |
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Kyrgyzs | 37,724 | 85.5% |
Russians | 4,785 | 10.8% |
Kazakhs | 550 | 1.2% |
Dungans | 170 | 0.4% |
Ukrainians | 170 | 0.4% |
Tatars | 157 | 0.4% |
Uzbeks | 133 | 0.3% |
other groups | 429 | 1% |
Populated places
In total, Kemin District include 2 towns, 1 urban-type settlement and 34 settlements in 11 rural communities (ayyl aymagy).[3] Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages in the Kemin District are:[3][5][6]
- town Orlovka
- town Kemin
- urban-type settlement Bordu
- Ak-Tüz (seat: Ak-Tüz)
- Almaluu (seat: Kyzyl-Suu; incl. Almaluu and Bordu)
- Boroldoy (seat: Boroldoy)
- Chong-Kemin (seat: Shabdan; incl. Kalmak-Ashuu, Kyzyl-Bayrak, Tar-Suu and Törtkül)
- Chym-Korgon (seat: Chym-Korgon; incl. Novomikhaylovka and Samansur)
- Duysheev (seat: Kichi-Kemin)
- Ilyich (seat: Ilyich; incl. Jangy-Jol and Jol-Bulak (Sovetskoye))
- Jangy-Alysh (seat: Jangy-Alysh)
- Kara-Bulak (seat: Kara-Bulak; incl. Altymysh, Beysheke and Chüy)
- Kök-Oyrok (seat: Kayyngdy; incl. Korool-Döbö and Tegirmenti)
- Kyzyl-Oktyabr (seat: Kyzyl-Oktyabr; incl. Ak-Beket, Jel-Aryk, Dorozhnoye, Kashkeleng, Kyz-Kyya, Sasyk-Bulak, Udarnik and Cholok)
![Kemin District is located in Kyrgyzstan Chuy Region Kemin District](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/KG-CHU-Kemin.svg/800px-KG-CHU-Kemin.svg.png)
![Kyzyl-Suu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Bordu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Altymysh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Korool- Döbö](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Döbö
![Kyzyl- Oktyabr](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Oktyabr
![Jel- Aryk](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Aryk
![←Dorozhnoye](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Kashkeleng→](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![↑ Sasyk- Bulak](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Sasyk-
Bulak
![Udarnik](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Cholok](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Chym- Korgon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
Korgon
![↑ Kalmak-Ashuu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Kalmak-Ashuu
![↑ Tar- Suu](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Tar-
Suu
![Törtkül](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chüy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 13, 16, 57.
- ^ a b c "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 73–75.
- ^ a b "Web-page of Kemin District at Chüy Region web-site (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
- ^ 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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