Bökönbaev

Bökönbai Бөкөнбай
Administrative center of Tong District
Bökönbai
Coordinates: 42°6′36″N 76°59′24″E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Issyk-Kul
District	Tong
Established	1912[1]
Government
• Akim	Astanakulov Baiyshbek Kahromanovich
Area
• Total	11 km^2 (4 sq mi)
Elevation	1,809 m (5,935 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	14,267
Time zone	UTC+6

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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2009	10,648	—
2021	14,267	+2.47%
Note: resident population; Sources:[4][5]

Main entrance to Bokonbaevo.

References

1. "По живописному южному побережью озера Иссык-Куль". 20 October 2019.
2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 14.
3. 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.
4. "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.
5. "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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