Chuy is a raion

Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

 (district) of Chuy Province

Chuy Province

Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province...

 in northern Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

. The district surrounds the provincial capital, Tokmok

Tokmok

Tokmok ; , Tokmak) is a city of about 53,087 in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek. Its geographical location is ; its altitude is 816 m above sea level. From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative seat of Chui Province...

, but does not include it. The district capital lies at the city of Tokmok

Tokmok

Tokmok ; , Tokmak) is a city of about 53,087 in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek. Its geographical location is ; its altitude is 816 m above sea level. From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative seat of Chui Province...

.

Geography

Chuy District is located in the eastern part of Chuy Valley

Chuy Valley

The Chuy Valley is a large valley located in north Tian-Shan. It extends from Boom Gorge in the east to Moyun-Kum desert in the west. It borders Kyrgyz Ala-Too in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north. Through Boom Gorge in the narrow east part Chuy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley...

. Its southern part spreads into Kyrgyz Ala-Too

Kyrgyz Ala-Too

The Kyrgyz Ala-Too is a large range in the North Tien-Shan. It stretches for a total length of 454 km from the west-end of Issyk-Kul to the town Taraz in Kazakhstan. It runs in the east-west direction, separating Chuy Valley from Kochkor Valley, Suusamyr Valley, and Talas Valley. Talas Ala-Too...

 mountains. Chu River

Chu River

"Chui River" redirects here. For the South American Chuí or Chuy River, on the Brazil-Uruguay border and Brazil's southernmost point, see Chuí River. For the Nam Sam River or Chu River, on the Lao-Vietnam border, see Nam Sam River....

 and its tributaries Shamshy River, Kegeti River, etc dominate the hydrology. There are a number of glaciers feeding tributaries in Kyrgyz Ala-Too

Kyrgyz Ala-Too

The Kyrgyz Ala-Too is a large range in the North Tien-Shan. It stretches for a total length of 454 km from the west-end of Issyk-Kul to the town Taraz in Kazakhstan. It runs in the east-west direction, separating Chuy Valley from Kochkor Valley, Suusamyr Valley, and Talas Valley. Talas Ala-Too...

 such as Shamshy Glacier, Kel-Ter, etc. The climate is continental.

Demographics

As of 2009, Chuy District included 38 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 44,753.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Chuy Distruct was:

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of Chuy District population
Kyrgyzs		83.2%
Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....		6.9%
Dungans		4.7%
Azerbaijanis		1.8%
Kazakhs Kazakhs The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....		1.1%
Uzbeks Uzbeks The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...		0.6%
Germans Germans The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....		0.3%
Tatars Tatars Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...		0.3%
other groups		1.1%

Towns, rural communities, and villages

In total, Chuy District include 10 rural communities (aiyl okmotus). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. In total, there are 39 villages in Chuy District. The rural communities and settlements in the Chuy District are:

1. Ak-Beshim aiyl okmotu (center - village Ak-Beshim, and also villages Jany-Jol, Kalygul)
2. Burana aiyl okmotu (center - village Don-Aryk
   Don-Aryk
   Don-Aryk is a village in the Chuy District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan....
   
   , and also villages Alga, Burana, Meenetkech)
3. Ibraimov aiyl okmotu (center - village Koshoy
   Koshoy
   Koshoy is a village in the Chuy District, Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan. The former name of Koshoy was Kalinovka . It is a center of Ibraimov rural community that also include villages Kara-Oy, Kyzyl-Asker, Lenin Jolu, Taldy-Bulak....
   
   , and also villages Kara-Oy, Kyzyl-Asker, Lenin Jolu, Taldy-Bulak)
4. Iskra aiyl okmotu (center - village Kara-Debe
   Kara-Debe
   Kara-Debe, or Karadebe is a village in the Chuy District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan....
   
   , and also villages Vostochnoe, Jany-Turmush, Iskra
   Iskra, Chuy District
   Iskra, is a village in the Chuy District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. The population of Iskra village amounted 2,353 including 1,403 Dungans, 875 Kyrgyz people|Kyrgyzs, and 73 - other nationalities in 2006. The inter-ethnic conflict between Dungans and Kyrgyzs took place in Iskra village in...
   
   , Zheleznodorozhnoe)
5. Kegeti aiyl okmotu (center - village Kegeti
   Kegetö
   Kegetö is a village in the Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan....
   
   , and also villages Arpa-Tektir, Akmatbek, Sovetskoe, Chapaeva)
6. Koshkorgon aiyl okmotu (center - village Koshkorgon
   Koshkorgon
   Koshkorgon or Kosh-Korgon is a village in the Chuy District, Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is a center and the only village in Koshkorgon rural community ....
   
   )
7. On Bir-Jylga aiyl okmotu (center - village Progress, and also villages Oy-Bir-Dzhilga
   Oy-Bir-Dzhilga
   On Bir Jylga is a village in the Chuy District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan....
   
   , Kaiyrma, Madaniyat)
8. Saylyk aiyl okmotu (center - village Saylyk
   Saylyk
   Saylyk is a village in the Chuy District of Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan....
   
   , and also villages Jany-Chek, and Vinogradnoe)
9. Chuy aiyl okmotu (center - village Chuy
   Chuy, Kyrgyzstan
   Chüy is a village in the Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is adjacent to the former provincial capital, the city of Tokmok, and is the administrative center of the Chuy District , which surrounds Tokmok.Since Chuy is adjacent to Tokmok, the two settlements together are sometimes informally...
   
   , and also villages Birimdik, Michurin, Chuy)
10. Shamshy aiyl okmotu (center - village Shamshy, and also villages Chong-Jar, Kosh-Kashat, Karagul, and Kardon)

Famous people born in Chuy District

• Ashyraaly Botaliev, born in 1906, opera and drama artist
• Djamankul Djenchuraev, born in 1907, Kyrgyz and Soviet writer, border guard
• Asankan Djumakmatov, born in 1923, orchestral conductor
• Sultan Ibraimov
  Sultan Ibraimov
  Sultan Ibraimovich Ibraimov was a prominent administrator and politician in the Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic...
  
  , born in 1927, politician
• Kalmyrza Sarpek uulu, born in 1866, akyn