Chuy, Kyrgyzstan

Chüy (Kyrgyz: Чүй, Russian: Чуй) is a district (Russian: район) in the Chuy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 11,535 in 2009.[1] It is adjacent to the former regional capital, the city of Tokmok, and is the administrative center of the Chuy District (one of the 8 administrative districts of the Chuy Region),[2] which surrounds Tokmok.

Chuy

Чүй
region
Chuy
Coordinates: 42°48′36″N 75°16′48″E
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionChuy Region
DistrictChuy District
Established1928
Elevation
821 m (2,694 ft)
Population
 (2009)
  Total11,535

Since Chuy is adjacent to Tokmok, the two settlements together are sometimes informally referred to as the "city of Chuy-Tokmok" (Чуй-Токмок; sometimes, Chuy-Tokmak, Чуй-Токмак).[3]

References

  1. "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chuy Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
  2. "Statistics of Chuy District". Archived from the original on 2017-12-28. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-22. Retrieved 2008-03-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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