Ysyk-Ata District

Ysyk-Ata
Ысык-Ата району
District
The new mosque in Pervomayskoe village
The new mosque in Pervomayskoe village
Coat of arms of Ysyk-Ata
Coat of arms
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionChüy Region
Area
 • Total2,415 km2 (932 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total154,340
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6
Water flow gates on an irrigation canal near Milyanfan village

Ysyk-Ata District (Kyrgyz: Ысык-Ата району, Russian: Ысык–Атинский район) is one of the eight districts of the Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan with an area of 2,415 square kilometres (932 sq mi).[2] The district's resident population was 154,340 in 2021.[1] Since 1998, when the former Kant District was merged into Ysyk-Ata District, the administrative center of the district is the city of Kant.[3] The district is located on the southern side of the river Chüy, about halfway between the national capital Bishkek and the former regional capital Tokmok.

  1. ^ 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.
  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, 59.
  3. ^ Law 30 September 1998 No. 128