Moskva District, Kyrgyzstan

Moskva Москва району
District
The river Ak-Suu flowing from the Narzan valley into the south end of Jardy-Suu village.
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Chüy Region
Stalin District	1930
Area
• Total	2,056 km^2 (794 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	103,007
• Density	50/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6

Moskva (Kyrgyz: Москва району) is a district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 2,056 square kilometres (794 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 103,007 in 2021.[1] The administrative seat lies at Belovodskoye.[3]

History

Moskva District was established as Stalin District on July 23, 1930. In 1961, as part of de-Stalinization, it was renamed into Moskva District, after the city of Moscow.[2]

Population

Moskva District is ethnically diverse. A plurality of the population (46.1%) are ethnic Kyrgyz. Large minority of Russians (23.3%) and Dungans inhabit in the district as well. Smaller population of Uzbeks, Ukrainians, and Kurds also inhabit in the district.

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	65,403	—
1979	72,895	+1.21%
1989	83,802	+1.40%
1999	83,608	−0.02%
2009	84,443	+0.10%
2021	103,007	+1.67%
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1]

The proportion of ethnicities in Moskva District Ethnicity Percentage Kyrgyz   46.1% Russians   23.3% Dungans   18.7% Uzbeks   2.5% Ukrainians   2.5% Kurds   1.4% Uyghurs   1.1% Kazakhs   0.9% Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1]

Rural communities and villages

In total, Moskva District includes 28 settlements in 12 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Moskva District are:[3][4]

1. Ak-Suu (seat: Tömön-Suu; and also villages Ak-Bashat, Ak-Torpok, Bala-Ayylchi, Keper-Aryk, Murake and Chong-Aryk)
2. Aleksandrovka (seat: Aleksandrovka; incl. Besh-Örük and Krupskaya)
3. Belovodskoye (seat: Belovodskoye; incl. Kosh-Döbö)
4. Besh-Terek (seat: Besh-Terek)
5. Birinchi May (seat: Ak-Suu)
6. Chapaev (seat: Spartak; incl. Ak-Söök and Malovodnoye)
7. Petrovka (seat: Petrovka; incl. Zavodskoye and Kyzyl-Tuu)
8. Predtechenka (seat: Predtechenka; incl. Ang-Aryk)
9. Sadovy (seat: Sadovoye)
10. Sretenka (seat: Sretenka; incl. Bolshevik and Zarya)
11. Tölök (seat: Tölök)
12. Tselinny (seat: Kyz-Molo)

Tömön-Suu

Ak-Bashat

Ak-Torpok

Bala-Ayylchi

Keper-Aryk

Murake

Chong-Aryk

Aleksandrovka

Besh-Örük

Krupskaya

Belovodskoye

Kosh-Döbö

Besh-Terek

Ak-Suu

Petrovka

Zavodskoye

Kyzyl-Tuu

Predtechenka

Ang-Aryk

Sadovoye

Sretenka

Bolshevik

Zarya

Tölök

Kyz-Molo

Spartak

Ak-Söök

Malovodnoye

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Map of the inhabited part of the Moskva District

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: Chüy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 13, 16, 271–273.
3. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 75–76.
4. List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

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