Chuy Province
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| Chui Province Чүй областы Чуйская область |
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| Capital: | Bishkek |
| Area: | 20,200 km² |
| Population: | 818,000 (2005) |
| Population density: | 40.5 people/km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | KG-C |
Chuy Province or Chui Province (Kyrgyz: Чүй областы, Russian: Чуйская область) is the northernmost province (oblast) of the Kyrgyz Republic. It takes its name from the river that flows through it. Its administrative center is Bishkek; from 2003 to May 2006 it was Tokmok. The district comprises the Chuy Valley and some of the adjoining mountain ranges and gorges. The valley's black soil is very fertile and is largely irrigated with water diverted from the Chu River. Agricultural production includes wheat, maize, sugar beets, potatoes, lucerne, and various vegetables and fruits. During the Soviet period, various agro-processing and other industries were established throughout the province, giving rise to the emergence of a number of urban centers such as Tokmok, Kant and Kara-Balta. The population is considerably more heterogeneous than that of the other regions of the country, with many ethnic Russians, Ukrainians, Dungans, Koreans, Germans, etc.
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[edit] Districts of the Chuy Province
Chuy province is divided administratively into 8 districts, and the district-level city of Tokmok: [1]: [2] [3][4]
| District | Capital | Population (2006) |
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| Alamudun District | Lebedinovka | 111,783 |
| Chuy District | Chuy | 42,261 |
| Jaiyl District | Kara-Balta | ? |
| Kemin District | Kemin | 50,900 |
| Moskovsky District | Belovodskoe | 81,812 |
| Panfilov District | Kayyngdy (Каинда) | 40,451 |
| Sokuluk District | Sokuluk | 136,543 |
| Ysyk-Ata District | Kant | 125,856 |
| City of Tokmok | Tokmok | 58,000 |
The Chuy District surrounds the city of Tokmok; the Alamudun District, the city of Bishkek (which itself is not part of Chuy Province).
[edit] Gallery
 Southern outskirts of Bishkek |
 In the Chuy Valley |
 A new mosque in Milianfan, Ysyk-Ata District |
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 Building an adobe brick house |
 On the Kazakh border |
 The Chuy River near Korday |
[edit] References
- ^ Kyrgyzstan - Джалал-Абадская область
- ^ Чуйская областная госадминистрация: Чуйский район (The Government of the Chuy Province: Chuy District) (Russian)
- ^ Чуйская областная госадминистрация: Город Токмок (The Government of the Chuy Province: City of Tokmok) (Russian)
- ^ [1] (The Government of the Chuy Province: The districts of the Chuy Oblast) (Russian)
[edit] External links
- Official website (in Russian)
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