Cholok-Aryk
Cholok-Aryk
Kyrgyz: Чолок-Арык | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Cholok-Aryk Location within Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°45′04″N 73°29′56″E / 42.75111°N 73.49889°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chüy Region |
| District | Panfilov District |
| Rural community | Frunze |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 358 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Cholok-Aryk (Kyrgyz: Чолок-Арык) is a village in Panfilov District of Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Frunze rural community (ayyl aymak). Its population was 358 in 2022. The village is listed in the 2025 state administrative-territorial classifier under SOATE code 41708 219 827 02 0.
Geography
Cholok-Aryk is situated in the western part of Chüy Region, at the northern foothills of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range, near the border with Kazakhstan. It lies southwest of Kayyngdy, the administrative centre of Panfilov District. The village is located in the basin of the transboundary Aspara River. Livestock farming is an important local economic activity.
History
According to local oral tradition, the village's name is associated with irrigation canals, particularly a canal that was left unfinished. Other local accounts offer different explanations for the name.
The village was the birthplace of Osmonkul Aliyev (1903–1938), a Kyrgyz political figure and the first editor of Erkin-Too, the first Kyrgyz-language newspaper.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 259 | — |
| 2012 | 246 | −1.70% |
| 2022 | 358 | +3.82% |
| Sources: Aspara River Basin Study (2009–2012); National Population Census (2022) | ||
References
- ↑ 2022-жылы Кыргыз Республикасынын эл жана турак жай фондун каттоо. I китеп: Калктын негизги социалдык-демографиялык мүнөздөмөлөрү [2022 Population and Housing Census of the Kyrgyz Republic. Book I: Main Socio-demographic Characteristics] (PDF) (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2023. p. 68. ISBN 978-9967-28-695-5.
- ↑ Государственный классификатор: Система обозначений объектов административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Кыргызской Республики [State Classifier: System of Designations of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of the Kyrgyz Republic] (PDF) (Report) (in Russian). National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2025. p. 56. ГК 003-2025.
- 1 2 "Народные легенды: Название села, где живут всего 303 человека, связывают с мужчиной, повредившим ногу после падения в арык" [Folk legends about the origin of the name Cholok-Aryk]. Turmush (in Russian). 6 August 2025.
- ↑ "АЛИЕВ Осмонкул". Кыргыз энциклопедиясы (in Kyrgyz). Kyrgyz Encyclopedia and Terminology Centre.
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