Issyk-Kul Region
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Issyk-Kul Region
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| Country | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan |
| Capital | Karakol |
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| • Gubernator | Baktybek Jetigenov |
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| Time zone | UTC+6 (Kyrgyzstan Time) |
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| ISO 3166 code | KG-Y |
| Districts | 5 |
| Cities | 3 |
| Towns | 2 |
| Villages | 175 |
| Website | www.kfcnz.com |
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Issyk-Kul[a] is one of the regions of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Karakol. It is surrounded by Almaty Region, Kazakhstan to the north, Chüy Region to the west, Naryn Region to the southwest, and Xinjiang, China to the southeast. It takes its name from Lake Issyk-Kul, the world's second-largest high altitude lake.[1] Its total area is Template:Cvt.[2] The resident population of the region was 501,933 as of January 2021.[3] The region has a sizeable Russian (8.0% in 2009) minority.[2]
Geography
The north is dominated by the eye-shaped Issyk-Kul lake, surrounded by the ridges of the Tian Shan mountain system: the Kyungey Ala-Too mountains to the north and the Terskey Alatau to the south (the 'sunny' and 'shady' Alatau, respectively). To the south are mountains and 'jailoos' (mountain meadows used for summer grazing). The highest peaks of the Tian Shan mountains, including Khan Tengri, are located in the easternmost part of the region.
Most of the population of the region lives around the lake, in particular in the cities of Balykchy near the lake's western end, and Karakol near its eastern end.
Divisions
Issyk-Kul is divided administratively into two cities of regional significance, Karakol and Balykchy, and five districts:[4]
Cholpon-Ata is a city of district significance. There are two urban-type settlements in the region: Pristan'-Przheval'sk (part of Karakol city) and Orto-Tokoy (part of Balykchy city).[4]
Basic socio-economic indicators
The economically active population of Issyk-Kul in 2009 was 193,706, of which 172,908 employed and 20,798 (10.7%) unemployed.[2]
- Export: 18.8 million US dollars (2008)[5]
- Import: 221.7 million US dollars (2008)[5]
- Direct Foreign Investments: 1,1 million US dollars (in 2008)[6]
Demographics
The official population estimate for January 2021 was 501,933.[3] In 2009 28.7% of the population lived in the region's cities and urban-type settlements, and 71.3% in the rural areas.[2]
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 314,386 | — |
| 1979 | 350,634 | +1.22% |
| 1989 | 403,917 | +1.42% |
| 1999 | 413,149 | +0.23% |
| 2009 | 438,389 | +0.59% |
| 2021 | 501,933 | +1.13% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[2][3] | ||
Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of Issyk-Kul Region was:[2]
| Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Issyk-Kul Region population |
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| Kyrgyzs | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 86.2% |
| Russians | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 8.0% |
| Kazakhs | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 1.5% |
| Uygurs | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.9% |
| Kalmyks (Sart Kalmyks) | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.9% |
| Dungans | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.7% |
| Uzbeks | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.7% |
| Tatars | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.5% |
| Ukrainians | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.3% |
| other groups | Script error: No such module "Number table sorting". | 0.3% |
Transportation
The railroad coming from the northwest (from Bishkek) ends at Balykchy. The main highway (A365) from Bishkek passes through Balykchy and into the Naryn Region on its way to the Torugart Pass into China. Highway A363 circles the lake and A362 runs east from the lake into Kazakhstan. Issyk-Kul International Airport and Karakol International Airport link the region with Almaty in Kazakhstan. Cholpon-Ata Airport and Tamga Airport have no regular flights.
Tourism
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The region, which resembles the Alps or Colorado, would be a major tourist destination were it not for its remoteness and underdeveloped infrastructure. Currently, it is visited mostly by locals who use the Soviet-era establishments around the lake and the more adventurous sort of international tourist.
Gallery
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Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
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Lake Issyk-Kul at sundown
Notes
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Baetov, Rasul (February 27, 2006). "Lake Issyk Kul - Experience and Lessons Learned Brief" (PDF). worldlakes.org. Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Template:Cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009
- ^ a b c Template:Cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in кыргызча). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 9–17.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011.
- Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008
External links
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- Template:In lang Karakol – Djeti-Oguz region in Central Tien-Shan(Mountaineering reports and maps. Although the site is in English, with some web browsers you may need to set "Character Encoding" to "Cyrillic" in the "View" menu of your browser in order to get better display of the main page).
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