- Chuy Province
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Coordinates: 42°30′N 74°30′E / 42.5°N 74.5°E
Chui Province Чүй областы
Чуйская областьProvince 
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SymbolCountry Kyrgyzstan Capital Bishkek Area 20,200 km2 (7,799 sq mi) Population 790,438 (2009) Density 39.13 / km2 (101 / sq mi) Governor Abdrakhmanov Sagynbek Umetalievich ISO 3166-2 KG-C 
Website: http://www.chuy.in.kg/ Chuy Province or Chui Province (Kyrgyz: Чүй областы, Russian: Чуйская область) is the northernmost province (oblast) of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province. Its administrative center is Bishkek, but from 2003 to May 2006 it was Tokmok.
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Geography
Chuy River valley
The main northwest part of the province is flat, a rarity in Kyrgyzstan. This is the valley of the Chu River. 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 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.
The Kyrgyz Ala-Too mountains form southern border of the province, and the northern border of Talas Province. There are many hiking and trekking routes accessible from the towns in the valley. The southwestern heel of the province over the Kirgiz Alatau is geographically more like Naryn province. The northeast panhandle is the Chong Kemin Valley.
The main east-west transportation axis of the province is the Taraz-Bishkek-Balykchy highway, running through most major cities of the province. This road's section west of Bishkek is part of European route E40, known locally as Highway M-39 (based on the old USSR highway numbering scheme). The same numbers apply to the road that continues north-east from Bishkek toward Almaty, crossing the Chuy River and leaving the province for Kazakhstan at Korday border crossing.
The only railway in the province runs along the same Taraz-Bishkek-Balykchy route; it sees comparatively little use these days.
Socioeconomic indicators
Building an adobe brick house (Milyanfan)- Employed population: 328,000 (2008) [1]
- Registered Unemployed Population: 7089 (на 2008)[2]
- Export: 248,1 million US dollars (2008)[3]
- Import: 220,9 million US dollars (2008) [4]
- Direct Foreign Investments 2008: 66,2 million US dollars[5]
Demographics
As of 2009, Chuy Province included 4 towns, 5 urban-type settlements, and 331 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 790,438.
Historical populations in Chuy Province Year Pop. ±% 1970 621,309 — 1979 698,127 +12.4% 1989 801,902 +14.9% 1999 772,188 −3.7% 2009 790,438 +2.4% Note: de facto population; Source: [6] Ethnic composition
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of Chuy Province was:[6]
Ethnic group Population Proportion of Chuy Province population Kyrgyzs 474,805 59.1% Russians 167,135 20.8% Dungans 49,802 6.2% Uygurs 15,276 1.9% Uzbeks 14,755 1.8% Kazakhs 12,800 1.6% Turks 11,124 1.4% Ukrainians 10,850 1.4% Azerbaijanis 10,196 1.3% Tatars 6,482 0.8% Germans 5,919 0.7% Kurds 4,544 0.6% Koreans 4,388 0.5% Tajiks 2,600 0.3% Lesgins 2,246 0.3% Dargins 1,812 0.2% Karachays 1,379 0.2% Chechens 1,316 0.2% other groups 5,801 0.7% Districts
Looking up the Ala Archa river valley in the mountains south of BishkekChuy province is divided administratively into 8 districts, and the district-level city of Tokmok: [7][8][9][10] The Chuy District surrounds the city of Tokmok. The Alamudun District surrounds the city of Bishkek, which however is not part of Chuy Province but a province-level administrative unit in its own right. The southwestern heel is administered as two exclaves of Jaiyl and Panfilov Raions, Panfilov having a valley to the southeast and Jaiyl the mountains to the north, west and southwest. Raions below are listed from east to west.
District Capital Population (2009 Census) Kemin District Kemin 41,924 Chuy District Chuy 44,753 City of Tokmok Tokmok 53,087 Ysyk-Ata District Kant 131,503 Alamudun District Lebedinovka 147,208 Sokuluk District Sokuluk 158,137 Moskovsky District Belovodskoe 83,641 Jaiyl District Kara-Balta 90,348 Panfilov District Kayyngdy (Каинда) 39,837 Gallery
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Southern outskirts of Bishkek
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In the Chuy Valley
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A new mosque in Milianfan, Ysyk-Ata District
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On the Kazakh border
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The Chuy River near Korday
References
- ^ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
- ^ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
- ^ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
- ^ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
- ^ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
- ^ a b Population and Housing Census 2009. Book 3 (in tables). Provinces of Kyrgyzstan: Chuy Province (Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Чуйская область, Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010, http://212.42.101.100:8088/nacstat/sites/default/files/%D0%A7%D1%83%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C.pdf
- ^ 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)
- ^ Чуйская областная госадминистрация: Список районов на главной странице (The Government of the Chuy Province: The districts of the Chuy Oblast) (Russian)
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
Jambyl Province, 
KazakhstanAlmaty Province, KazakhstanTalas Province 
Issyk Kul Province 
Chuy Province 
Jalal-Abad Province Naryn Province Provinces (Oblasts) of Kyrgyzstan 
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