Jeti-Ögüz District

This article is about the district. For other uses, see Jeti-Oguz.

Jeti-Ögüz (Kyrgyz: Жети-Өгүз [dʒeti œɣýz], seven bulls) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. Its seat lies at Kyzyl-Suu.^[2] Its area is 14,499 square kilometres (5,598 sq mi),^[3] and its resident population was 93,392 in 2021.^[1] It comprises much of the eastern end of the Terskey Ala-Too Range.

Jeti-Ögüz Жети-Өгүз району
District
The Jeti-Ögüz rock formation from which Jeti-Ögüz District gets its name, and near-by resort.
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 42°20′N 78°00′E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Issyk-Kul
Area
• Total	14,499 km2 (5,598 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]
• Total	99,690
• Density	6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6

Geography

The Terskey Alatau, Ak-Shiyrak Range, Borkoldoy Too, Jetim Bel Range, and Kakshaal Too spread across the Jeti-Ögüz District. Major valleys include Issyk-Kul Valley, Upper Naryn Valley, Ak-Shiyrak Valley, and so on. The district contains deposits of ores of tin, tungsten, copper and other metals. Among its large rivers are the Naryn, Saryjaz, Barskoon, Jeti-Ögüz, etc.

• 
  Broken Heart Rock
• 
  Near the end of Juuku Gorge
• 
  The Teskey Ala-Too range as seen from the beach at Ak Terek
• 
  The mountains a bit south of Jeti Ögüz rock formation

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	57,804	—
1979	61,121	+0.62%
1989	67,597	+1.01%
1999	74,414	+0.97%
2009	82,085	+0.99%
2021	93,392	+1.08%
Note: resident population; Sources:[3][1]

Rural communities and settlements

In total, Jeti-Ögüz District includes 47^[2] villages located in 13 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community may consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Jeti-Ögüz District are:^[2]

1. Ak-Döbö (seat: Munduz; incl. Ak-Döbö, Ang-Östön and Tilekmat)
2. Ak-Shyyrak (seat: Ak-Shyyrak; incl. Kulttsentr and Yshtyk)
3. Aldashev (seat: Saruu; incl. Juuku and Ysyk-Köl)
4. Barskoon (seat: Barskoon; incl. Karakol, Kara-Say and Söök)
5. Darkan (seat: Darkan)
6. Jargylchak (seat: Ak-Terek; incl. Jengish, Kichi-Jargylchak and Chong-Jargylchak)
7. Jeti-Ögüz (seat: Jeti-Ögüz; incl. Ak-Kochkor, Jele-Döbö, Jeti-Ögüz resort, Kabak, Taldy-Bulak and Chyrak)
8. Kyzyl-Suu (seat: Kyzyl-Suu; incl. Jalgyz-Örük, Kaynar and Pokrovka Pristany)
9. Lipenka (seat: Lipenka; incl. Bogatyrovka, Zelenyy Gay and Ichke-Bulung)
10. Orgochor (seat: Orgochor; incl. Boz-Beshik, Kurgak-Ayryk and Podgornoye)
11. Svetlaya Polyana (seat: Svetlaya Polyana; incl. Chong-Kyzyl-Suu)
12. Tamga (seat: Tamga; incl. Tosor)
13. Yrdyk (seat: Alkym; incl. Jon-Bulak, Komsomolskoye, Konkino and Yrdyk)

Munduz→

Ak-Debe

←A

Tilekmat→

Ak-Shyyrak

Kultcentr

Yshtyk

Barskoon

Karakol

Kara-Sai

Söök

Darkan

Ak-Terek

Jenish

Kichi-Jargylchak

Chong-Jargylchak

←Jeti-Ögüz

Ak-Kochkor

←J

Jeti-Ögüz resort

Kabak→

Taldy-Bulak

Chyrak

Alkym→

←Jon-Bulak

Komsomolskoe

←Konkino

Yrdyk

←Lipenka

Bogatyrovka

Zelenyi Gay

Ichke-Bulun

Orgochor

Boz-Beshik

Kurgak-Ayryk

Podgornoe

Kyzyl-
Suu

↑
Jalgyz-
Oruk

Kaynar

Pokrovskaya Pristan

Saruu

Juuku

Issyk-Kel→

Svetlaya
Polyana

Chong Kyzyl-Suu

Tamga

Tosor

Settlements of the Jeti-Oguz District
Abbreviations: A - An-Osten, J - Jele-Debe

References

1. "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 10–12.
3. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 11, 16.