Kemin District 1936 Time zone GMT +5 (UTC+5) Area 3,533 km² | Founded 1935 Population 44,118 (2009) | |
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Joint wildlife management in the mountain ecosystem of the kemin district chui region kyrgyzstan
Kemin is the northeast panhandle raion (district) of Chuy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 3,533 square kilometres (1,364 sq mi), making it the largest district of Chuy Region, and its resident population was 44,118 in 2009. Its administrative headquarters is at Kemin. The district is located in the Chong-Kemin Valley, the Kichi-Kemin Valley and the eastern part of the Chuy Valley. It borders with Kazakhstan in the north, Chuy District in the west, and Issyk-Kul Province in the south and east.
Contents
- Joint wildlife management in the mountain ecosystem of the kemin district chui region kyrgyzstan
- Topography
- Climate
- Hydrology
- Demographics
- Ethnic composition
- Towns rural communities and villages
- References
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 - -10 °C, July +17 °C - +18 °C. Average precipitation is from 200 mm in flatlands, and up to 600–700 mm in mountains.
Hydrology
Large rivers in the district include Chu River, Chong-Kemin River, Kichi-Kemin River and others. There are also several small lakes: Chong-Kelter, Chelek, Kosh-Kel, etc.
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 Chuy Region. Average density is 12 people per square kilometer. Some 36% of population lives in urban areas, and 64% in rural ones.
Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Kemin District was:
Towns, rural communities, and villages
The cities, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages in the Kemin District are:
- city Orlovka
- city Kemin
- urban-type settlement Bordunskiy
- Ak-Tüz rural community (Ak-Tüz)
- Almaluu aiyl okmotu (center village Kyzyl-Suu, and also villages Almaluu and Bordu)
- Boroldoy aiyl okmotu (center - village Boroldoy)
- Chong-Kemin aiyl okmotu (cener - village Shabdan, and also villages Kalmak-Ashuu, Kyzyl-Bayrak, Tar-Suu, Tört-Kül)
- Chym-Korgon aiyl okmotu (center - village Chym-Korgon, and also villages Novomikhaylovka, Samansur)
- Duisheev aiyl okmotu (center - village Kichi-Kemin)
- Ilich aiyl okmotu (center - village Ilyich, and also villages Jangy-Jol and Sovetskoye)
- Jangy-Alysh aiyl okmotu (center - village Jangy-Alysh)
- Kara-Bulak aiyl okmotu (center - village Kara-Bulak, and also villages Beysheke, Altymysh, and Chüy)
- Kok-Oyrok aiyl okmotu (center - village Kayyngdy and also villages Korool-Döbö, and Tegirmenti)
- Kyzyl-Oktyabr aiyl okmotu (center - village Kyzyl-Oktyabr, and also villages Ak-Beket, Jel-Aryk, Dorozhnoye, Kashkeleng, Kyz-Kyya, Sasyk-Bulak, Udarnik, Cholok)