Alay District

Alay Kyrgyz: Алай району
District
The Pamirs with Lenin Peak from Sary-Tash
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Osh Region
Area
• Total	6,821 km^2 (2,634 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	87,398
• Density	13/km^2 (33/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6

Alay (Kyrgyz: Алай району, romanized: Alay rayonu) is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital is Gülchö.[2] The Alay District borders with China in the east, Tajikistan in the south, Chong-Alay District in the west, Nookat District in the north-west, Kara-Suu District and Özgön District in the north, and Kara-Kulja District in the north-east. Its area is 6,821 square kilometres (2,634 sq mi),[3] and its resident population was 87,398 in 2021.[1]

Demographics

According to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, the resident population of Alay District was 72,170. 1,427 people lived in urban areas, and 70,743 in rural ones.[3] According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Alay District (de jure population) was 99.6% Kyrgyz and 0.4% other groups.[3]

Historical populations in Alay District

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	31,861	—
1979	40,253	+2.63%
1989	52,029	+2.60%
1999	65,822	+2.38%
2009	72,170	+0.92%
2021	87,398	+1.61%
Note: resident population; Sources:[3][1]

Rural communities and villages

Gülchö river valley south of Gülchö close to the Taldyk Pass

In total Alay District include 65 settlements in 14 rural communities (ayyl aymagy).[4][5][2] Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities in Alay District are:[2][6]

1. K. Belekbaev (seat: Sopu-Korgon; incl. Askaly, Jerge-Tal, Kolduk, Targalak, Terek and Chiy-Talaa)
2. Budalyk (seat: Kara-Suu; incl. Kaynama, Tamga-Terek, Kum-Shoro, Oktyabr and Oro-Döbö)
3. Bülölü (seat: Koshulush; incl. Kichi-Bülölü, Köl-Chaty and Chong-Bülölü)
4. Gülchö (seat: Gülchö; incl. Kara-Bulak, Jyly-Suu, Tash-Koroo, Chakmak and Kurmanjan Datka)
5. Jangy-Alay (seat: Jangy-Alay; incl. Jangy-Aryk)
6. Josholu (seat: Jangy-Turmush; incl. Ayuu-Tapan, Kommunizm, Lenin-Jol, Miyazdy, Orto-Suu, Osoaviakhim and Kara-Toktu)
7. Kabylan-Kol (seat: Kabylan-Kol; incl. Künggöy, Kara-Jygach and Kurulush)
8. Kongur-Döbö (seat: Boz-Karagan; incl. Jar-Kyshtak, Kara-Shoro, Arpa-Tektir and Kyzyl-Oy)
9. Korul (seat: Toguz-Bulak; incl. Keng-Jylga, Birinchi May and Aral)
10. Lenin (seat: Sogondu; incl. Gagarin, Kün-Elek and Murdash)
11. Sary-Mogol (seat: Sary-Mogol)
12. Sary-Tash (seat: Sary-Tash; incl. Kök-Suu and Nura)
13. Taldy-Suu (seat: Taldy-Suu; incl. Archa-Bulak, Kök-Bulak, Kurgak and Sary-Mogol)
14. Üch-Döbö (seat: Kichi-Karakol; incl. Ak-Bosogo, Ak-Jay, Gejige, Kyzyl-Alay and Chong-Karakol)

Sopu-Korgon

Askaly

Jerge-Tal

Kolduk

Targalak

Terek

Chiy-
Talaa

Kara-Suu

Kaynama

TT

↑
Kum-
Shoro

Oktyabr

Oro-
Döbö

↑
Koshulush

Kichi-Bülölü

Köl-Chaty

Chong‑Bülölü

Gülchö

Kara-
Bulak

Jyly-Suu

Tash-Koroo

Chakmak

KD

JT

Ayuu-Tapan

K

LJ

Miyazdy

Orto-Suu

OA

Kara-Toktu

Boz-
Karagan

JK

KS

AT

Kyzyl-Oy

Kabylan-
Kol

Künggöy

Kara-Jygach

Kurulush

Toguz-
Bulak

Keng-Jylga

Birinchi May

Aral

Sogondu

Gagarin

Kün-Elek

Murdash

Taldy-
Suu

Archa-Bulak

Kök-
Bulak

Kurgak

Sary-
Mogol

Kichi-Karakol

Ak-Bosogo

Ak-Jay

Gejige

Kyzyl-Alay

Chong-
Karakol

Jangy-Alay

Jangy-Aryk

Sary-Tash

Kök-Suu

Nura

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Settlements of the Alay District.
Abbreviations: AT - Arpa-Tektir, JK - Jar-Kyshtak, JT - Jangy-Turmush, K - Kommunizm, KD - Kurmanjan Datka, KS - Kara-Shoro, LJ - Lenin-Jol, OA - Osoaviakhim, TT - Tamga-Terek.

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. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. April 2023. pp. 44–52.
3. "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, 52.
4. "State Administration of Osh Region: Alay District (in Russian)". Archived from the original on 2009-01-05. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
5. Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
6. "List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan". Archived from the original on 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2010-01-22.

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