Özgön District

Özgön Өзгөн району Uzgen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Osh Region
Area
• Total	3,308 km^2 (1,277 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	282,981
• Density	86/km^2 (220/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (KGT)

Özgön or Uzgen (Kyrgyz: Өзгөн району) is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 3,308 square kilometres (1,277 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 282,981 in 2021.[1] The capital lies at Özgön (Uzgen).[3]

Demographics

As of 2009, Özgön District included 1 town, and 19 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 228,114. Of them, 49,410 people live in urban areas, and 178,704 in rural ones.

Historical populations in Özgön District

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	102,024	—
1979	120,980	+1.91%
1989	151,806	+2.30%
1999	193,766	+2.47%
2009	228,114	+1.65%
2021	282,981	+1.81%
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Özgön District (de jure population) was:[2]

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of Özgön District population
Kyrgyzs	168,277	73.8%
Uzbeks	50,666	22.2%
Turks	7,210	3.1%
Russians	707	0.3%
Uygurs	595	0.3%
Tatars	254	0.1%
Tadjiks	124	0.1%
other groups	281	0.1%

Towns, rural communities and villages

Mausoleum in Özgön

In total, Özgön District include 1 town and 107 settlements in 19 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Özgön District are:[3][4]

1. town Özgön
2. Ak-Jar (seat: Ak-Jar; incl. Kakyr, Semiz-Köl and Bolshevik)
3. Altyn-Bulak (seat: Altyn-Bulak; incl. Chechebay, Tash-Bashat, Sasyk-Bulak, Kara-Batkak and Kandava)
4. Bash-Döbö (seat: Kengesh; incl. Jangy-Jol, Kosh-Korgon, Kyzyl-Kyrman and Kashka-Terek)
5. Changget (seat: Changget; incl. Östürüü)
6. Deng-Bulak (seat: Bakmal; incl. Babash-Uulu, Böksö-Jol, Jangy-Abat, Deng-Bulak, Kara-Daryya, Michurin, Özgörüsh, Töölös and Chymbay)
7. Iyri-Suu (seat: Jiyde; incl. Ak-Terek, Janggakty, Kara-Kolot, Kors-Etti, Kyrgyzstan and Orkazgan)
8. Jalpak-Tash (seat: Kurbu-Tash; incl. Ak-Terek, Karl Marks, Kirov, Kysyk-Alma, Tuz-Bel, Üch-Kaptal, Kara-Taryk, Alcha-Bashat and Boz-Ala)
9. Jazy (seat: Kara-Dyykan; incl. Kyzyl-Dyykan, Jeerenchi and Jazy)
10. Jylandy (seat: Jylandy; incl. Kalta, Krasny Mayak, Progress, Yassy and Botomoynok)
11. Kara-Tash (seat: Iyrek; incl. Korgon, Üngkür, Yntymak and Elchibek)
12. Karool (seat: Karool; incl. Jan-Shoro, Myrza-Aryk, Orto-Aryk and Sheraly)
13. Köldük (seat: Shamal-Terek; incl. Chalk-Öydö)
14. Kurshab (seat: Kurshab; incl. Erdik and Shagym)
15. Kyzyl-Oktyabr (seat: Staraya Pokrovka; incl. Alga, Besh-Abyshka, Guzar, Kochkor-Ata, Kreml, Kurshab, Kyzyl-Oktyabr, Kyzyl-Senggir and Yntymak)
16. Kyzyl-Too (seat: Kyzyl-Too; incl. Donguz-Too, Ak-Kyya, Karchabek and Erkin-Too)
17. Myrza-Ake (seat: Myrza-Ake; incl. Adyr and Babyr)
18. Salam-Alik (7: center - village: Salam-Alik; and also villages Ak-Terek, Ara-Köl, Kosh-Eter, Kyzyl-Bayrak, Kyzyl-Charba and 15 Jash)
19. Tört-Köl (seat: Shoro-Bashat; incl. villages Ana-Kyzyl, Boston, Kyymyl and Makarenko)
20. Zerger (seat: Tosoy; incl. Ayuu, Jangy-Ayyl, Zerger, Kayrat, Kuturgan, Nichke-Say and Toktogul)

Özgön

Ak-Jar

Kakyr

Semiz-Köl

Bolshevik

Kengesh

Jangy-Jol

Kosh‑Korgon→

Kyzyl‑Kyrman

Kashka-Terek

Kurbu-
Tash

Ak-Terek

Karl Marks

Kirov

Kysyk-
Alma

Tuz-Bel

Üch-Kaptal

Kara-Taryk

Alcha‑Bashat

Boz-Ala

Jylandy

Kalta

Krasny Mayak

P

Yassy

Botomoynok

Bakmal

Babash-Uulu

Böksö-Jol

JA

DB

Kara-
Daryya

M

Özgörüsh

↑
Töölös

Chymbay

Tosoy

Ayuu

Jangy-Ayyl

Zerger

Kayrat

Kuturgan

Nichke-
Say

Toktogul

Kara-Dyykan

Kyzyl‑Dyykan

Jeerenchi

Jazy

Jiyde

Ak-Terek

Janggakty

Kara-Kolot

Kors-Etti

Kyrgyzstan

Orkazgan

Changget

Östürüü

Iyrek

Korgon

Üngkür

Yntymak

Elchibek

Karool

Jan-Shoro

Myrza-Aryk

Orto-Aryk

Sheraly

Shamal-
Terek

Chalk-Öydö

Staraya
Pokrovka

Alga→

Besh-Abyshka

Guzar

Kochkor-Ata

Kreml

Kurshab

Kyzyl-
Oktyabr

Kyzyl-Senggir

Yntymak

Kyzyl-Too

Donguz-Too

Ak-Kyya

Karchabek

Erkin-Too

Kurshab

Erdik

Shagym

Myrza-Ake

Adyr

Babyr

Altyn-Bulak

Chechebay

Tash-
Bashat

Sasyk-Bulak

Kara-Batkak

Kandava

Salam-Alik

Ak-Terek

Ara-Köl

Kosh-Eter

Kyzyl-
Bayrak

Kyzyl‑Charba

15 Jash

Shoro-Bashat

Ana-Kyzyl

Boston

Kyymyl

Makarenko

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Settlements of the Özgön District.
Abbreviations: DB - Deng-Bulak, JA - Jangy-Abat, M - Michurin, P - Progress.

References

1. "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.
2. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 12, 17, 53.
3. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. Apr 2023. pp. 56–59.
4. "List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-03-14.

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