Bökönbai (Kyrgyz: Бөкөнбай, Russian: Боконбаево, romanized: Bokonbayevo) is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of the Tong District and of the Kün-Chygysh village community.[2] It was established as Kol'tsovka village in 1912. [3] With a population of 14,267 (2021),[4] it is the largest village on the south shore of lake Issyk Kul. Its industry has decayed since Soviet times. 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.
Bökönbai
Бөкөнбай | |
|---|---|
Administrative center of Tong District | |
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  Bökönbai | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′36″N 76°59′24″E / 42.11000°N 76.99000°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Issyk-Kul |
| District | Tong |
| Established | 1912[1] |
| Government | |
| • Akim | Astanakulov Baiyshbek Kahromanovich |
| Area | |
• Total | 11 km2 (4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,809 m (5,935 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total |  14,267 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10,648 | — |
| 2021 | 14,267 | +2.47% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[4][5] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "По живописному южному побережью озера Иссык-Куль". 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 14.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 221.
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