Bökönbaev

Bökönbai
Бөкөнбай
Administrative center of Tong District
Bökönbai is located in Kyrgyzstan
Bökönbai
Bökönbai
Location within Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 42°6′36″N 76°59′24″E / 42.11000°N 76.99000°E / 42.11000; 76.99000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionIssyk-Kul
DistrictTong
Established1912
Government
 • AkimAstanakulov Baiyshbek Kahromanovich
Area
 • Total
11 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Elevation
1,809 m (5,935 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
Increase 14,267
Time zoneUTC+6

Bökönbai (Kyrgyz: Бөкөнбай, Russian: Боконбаево, romanized: Bokonbayevo) is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. The village is named in honor of the well-known poet and playwright Joomart Bökönbayev. It is the seat of the Tong District and of the Kün-Chygysh village community. It was established as Kol'tsovka village in 1912. With a population of 14,267 (2021), it is the largest village on the south shore of lake Issyk Kul. Its industry declined after the collapse of the USSR. It is now a base for tourism into the mountains to the south. There are demonstrations of falconry with eagles. The road to the west to Balykchy goes through dry and less-attractive country.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
198910,754—    
200110,870+0.09%
200910,648−0.26%
202114,267+2.47%
Note: resident population; Sources:
Main entrance to Bokonbaevo.

References

  1. ↑ "По живописному южному побережью озера Иссык-Куль". 20 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Бөкөнбаев" [Bökönbayev] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 603.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 14.
  4. 1 2 Иссык-Куль. Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic. Book III. Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 221.