Özgön District
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|native_name = Өзгөн району
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|subdivision_name1 = Osh Region
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Özgön or Uzgen ({{langx|ky|Өзгөн району}}) is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is {{convert|3308|km2}},{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Osh|12, 17, 53}} and its resident population was 282,981 in 2021.{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021}} The capital lies at Özgön (Uzgen).{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/3a3aec14-4d77-4317-99c8-d337b1828f37.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=Apr 2023|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=56–59}}
Demographics
As of 2009, Özgön District included 1 town, and 19 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 228,114. Of them, 49,410 people live in urban areas, and 178,704 in rural ones.
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|1970|102024
|1979|120980
|1989|151806
|1999|193766
|2009|228114
|2021|282981
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=Ethnic composition=
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Özgön District (de jure population) was:
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| width="140px"| Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Özgön District population |
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| align="left"| Kyrgyzs | {{commas|168277}} | 73.8% | {{commas|50666}} | 22.2%
|align="left"| Turks | {{commas|7210}} | 3.1%
|align="left"| Russians | {{commas|707}} | 0.3%
|align="left"| Uygurs | {{commas|595}} | 0.3%
|align="left"| Tatars | {{commas|254}} | 0.1%
|align="left"| Tadjiks | {{commas|124}} | 0.1%
|align="left"| other groups | {{commas|281}} | 0.1% |
Towns, rural communities and villages
In total, Özgön District include 1 town and 107 settlements in 19 rural communities ({{lang|ky|ayyl aymagy}}). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Özgön District are:{{Cite web |url=http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php |title=List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan |access-date=2010-03-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209084327/http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php |archive-date=2010-02-09 |url-status=dead }}
- town Özgön
- Ak-Jar (seat: Ak-Jar; incl. Kakyr, Semiz-Köl and Bolshevik)
- Altyn-Bulak (seat: Altyn-Bulak; incl. Chechebay, Tash-Bashat, Sasyk-Bulak, Kara-Batkak and Kandava)
- Bash-Döbö (seat: Kengesh; incl. Jangy-Jol, Kosh-Korgon, Kyzyl-Kyrman and Kashka-Terek)
- Changget (seat: Changget; incl. Östürüü)
- Deng-Bulak (seat: Bakmal; incl. Babash-Uulu, Böksö-Jol, Jangy-Abat, Deng-Bulak, Kara-Daryya, Michurin, Özgörüsh, Töölös and Chymbay)
- Iyri-Suu (seat: Jiyde; incl. Ak-Terek, Janggakty, Kara-Kolot, Kors-Etti, Kyrgyzstan and Orkazgan)
- Jalpak-Tash (seat: Kurbu-Tash; incl. Ak-Terek, Karl Marks, Kirov, Kysyk-Alma, Tuz-Bel, Üch-Kaptal, Kara-Taryk, Alcha-Bashat and Boz-Ala)
- Jazy (seat: Kara-Dyykan; incl. Kyzyl-Dyykan, Jeerenchi and Jazy)
- Jylandy (seat: Jylandy; incl. Kalta, Krasny Mayak, Progress, Yassy and Botomoynok)
- Kara-Tash (seat: Iyrek; incl. Korgon, Üngkür, Yntymak and Elchibek)
- Karool (seat: Karool; incl. Jan-Shoro, Myrza-Aryk, Orto-Aryk and Sheraly)
- Köldük (seat: Shamal-Terek; incl. Chalk-Öydö)
- Kurshab (seat: Kurshab; incl. Erdik and Shagym)
- Kyzyl-Oktyabr (seat: Staraya Pokrovka; incl. Alga, Besh-Abyshka, Guzar, Kochkor-Ata, Kreml, Kurshab, Kyzyl-Oktyabr, Kyzyl-Senggir and Yntymak)
- Kyzyl-Too (seat: Kyzyl-Too; incl. Donguz-Too, Ak-Kyya, Karchabek and Erkin-Too)
- Myrza-Ake (seat: Myrza-Ake; incl. Adyr and Babyr)
- Salam-Alik (7: center - village: Salam-Alik; and also villages Ak-Terek, Ara-Köl, Kosh-Eter, Kyzyl-Bayrak, Kyzyl-Charba and 15 Jash)
- Tört-Köl (seat: Shoro-Bashat; incl. villages Ana-Kyzyl, Boston, Kyymyl and Makarenko)
- Zerger (seat: Tosoy; incl. Ayuu, Jangy-Ayyl, Zerger, Kayrat, Kuturgan, Nichke-Say and Toktogul)
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