Ak-Suu District
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Ak-Suu ({{langx|ky|Ак-Суу району}}) is a district of Isxsyk-Kul Region in eastern Kyrgyzstan. The administrative center lies at the village Teploklyuchenka.{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/21f93e4d-9418-433e-aed9-ecb28d70ef5a.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=May 2021|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=9–10}} Its area is {{convert|9917|km2}},{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Issyk-Kul|11, 16, 49}} and its resident population was 69,439 in 2021.{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021}}
Geography
Located in Kyrgyzstan's eastern corner, the district borders in the north with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan, and in the east, with the Aksu Prefecture of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Two of Kyrgyzstan's highest mountains, Jengish Chokusu (Victory Peak, or Pobeda Peak in Russian) and Khan Tengri, are located on these borders. Some 93% of the district is occupied by mountains and 7% - by valleys {{cite book |title=Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики. |trans-title=Monitoring, forecasting of natural hazards in Kyrgyz Republic. |url=https://en.calameo.com/read/00553754854efbc0ee818 |language=ru |publisher=Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic}}
Climate
The average temperature in January is -8 °C in valleys and -26 °C - in mountains. In July, the average monthly temperature varies from +14 °C in valleys and 9 °C - in mountains. The minimum temperature drops to 40 °C below zero. The average high temperatures are from +30 °C in valleys and +15 °C - in mountains. The total precipitation is from 300 to 400 mm in valleys and from 500 to 600 mm - in mountains. The snow accumulation reaches 40 cm in valleys. The maximum expected wind speed (once in 20-year period) is 34 m/s.
Tourism
The Ak-Suu district is an important hub for Kyrgyzstan's adventure tourism industry centred on Karakol, most notably trekking to lake Ala-Köl and the newly-established Ak-Suu Traverse, a multi-day trek which typically takes between seven and nine days to complete.{{Cite web |last=Kyrgysztan |first=Discover |date=2023-04-12 |title=ALAKUL LAKE |url=https://www.discoverkyrgyzstan.org/en/where-to-go/alakul-lake |access-date=2025-05-02 |website=Discover Kyrgyzstan |language=en}}
Demographics
The district population, as of 2021, was 69,439. The population density was 7.0 people per square kilometer.
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|1970|44361
|1979|50422
|1989|56889
|1999|57155
|2009|63686
|2021|69439
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=Ethnic composition=
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Ak-Suu District was:
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| width="140px"| Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Ak-Suu District population |
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| align="left"| Kyrgyzs | {{commas|56369}} | 88.5% | {{commas|2884}} | 4.5%
|align="left"| Kalmyks | {{commas|2805}} | 4.4%
|align="left"| Kazakhs | {{commas|916}} | 1.5%
|align="left"| Uygurs | {{commas|201}} | 0.3%
|align="left"| Tatars | {{commas|146}} | 0.2%
|align="left"| Ukrainians | {{commas|125}} | 0.2%
|align="left"| Uzbeks | {{commas|110}} | 0.2%
|align="left"| Other groups | {{commas|130}} | 0.2% |
Populated places
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In total, Ak-Suu District includes 48 settlements in 14 rural communities ({{lang|ky-Latn|ayyl aymagy}}). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Ak-Suu District are:[http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ru-ru/203768 Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city]
- Ak-Bulung (seat: Ak-Bulung; incl. Ak-Bulak, Toktogul and Türgön)
- Ak-Chiy (seat: Ak-Chiy; incl. Kachybek, Kök-Jayyk, Kyzyl-Jar and Sovetskoye)
- Börü-Bash (seat: Börü-Bash; incl. Cherik)
- Boz-Uchuk (seat: Novovoznesenovka; incl. Boz-Uchuk and Ichke-Jergez)
- Chelpek (seat: Chelpek; incl. Burma-Suu and Tash-Kyya)
- Engilchek (seat: Engilchek, incl. Keng-Suu, Koyluu, Kurgak, May-Saz, Tash-Koroo and Echkili-Tash)
- Jyrgalang (seat: Jyrgalang)
- Kara-Jal (seat: Tegizchil; incl. Jangy-Aryk, Kara-Jal and Boz-Bulung)
- Karakol (seat: Karakol; incl. Cholpon)
- Kerege-Tash (seat: Sary-Kamysh; incl. Kerege-Tash, Kayyrma-Aryk, Novokonstantinovka and Pioner)
- Oktyabr (seat: Oktyabrskoye; incl. Jol-Kolot, Otuz-Uul and Üch-Kaynar)
- Otradnoye (seat: Otradnoye; incl. Orlinoye and Shapak)
- Tepke (seat: Tepke; incl. Jyldyz and Kurbu)
- Teploklyuchenka (seat: Teploklyuchenka; incl. Lesnoye)
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