Tokmok
Place in Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tokmok (Kyrgyz: Токмок, lit. 'hammer'; Russian: Токмак, romanized: Tokmak)[3] is a city in the Chüy Valley, northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek, with a population of 71,443 in 2021.[2] Its elevation is 816 m above sea level. From 2003 to 2006, it was the administrative seat of Chüy Region.[4][5] Just to the north is the river Chu and the border with Kazakhstan.
Tokmok
Токмок | |
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 Airplane monument in Tokmok | |
 Flag  Seal | |
  Tokmok Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°50′N 75°17′E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chüy Region |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anvarbek Omorkanov (since May 2012)[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41 km2 (16 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 816 m (2,677 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Total | 71,443 |
| • Density | 1,700/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
| Website | tokmok |
Tokmok was established as a northern military outpost of the Khanate of Kokand c.1830. Thirty years later, it fell to the Russians who demolished the fort. The modern town was founded in 1864 by Major-General Mikhail Chernyayev.
Tokmok is a district-level city of regional significance within Chüy Region. Although the city is surrounded by the region's Chüy District, it is not a part of it. Its total area is 41 km2 (16 sq mi).[6]