Uzgen District
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Uzgen or Özgön 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 Osh Province
Osh Province
Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:...

 in south-western 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 capital lies at Uzgen
Uzgen
Uzgen is a town in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Uzgen District.-Geography:...

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Demographics

As of 2009, Uzgen District included 1 town, and 99 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 201,922. Of them, 44,315 people live in urban areas, and 157,607 in rural ones.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Uzgen Distruct (de jure population) was:
Ethnic group Population Proportion of Uzgen District population
Kyrgyzs  73.8%
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...

 
22.2%
Turks  3.1%
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....

 
0.3%
Uygurs  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,...

 
0.1%
Tadjiks  0.1%
other groups 0.1%

Towns, rural communities and villages

In total, Uzgen District include 1 provincial town
Town
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  and 18 rural communities (aiyl okmotus). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Uzgen District are:
  1. town Uzgen
    Uzgen
    Uzgen is a town in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Uzgen District.-Geography:...

  2. Ak-Jar aiyl okmotu (center - village Ak-Jar, and also villages Kakyr, Semizbel, and Bolshevik)
  3. Bash-Debe aiyl okmotu (center - village Kenesh, and also villages Jany-Jol, Kosh-Korgon, and Kyzyl-Kyrman)
  4. Jalpak Tash aiyl okmotu (center - village Kurbu-Tash, and also villages Ak-Terek, Imeni Karla Marksa, Imeni Kirova, Kysyk Alma, Tuz Bel, and Uch Kaptal)
  5. Jylandy aiyl okmotu (center - village Jylandy, and also villages Kalta, Krasnyi Mayak, Progress, Yassy and Botomoynok)
  6. Den-Bulak aiyl okmotu (center - village Bakmal, and also villages Babasuulu, Bekse-Jol, Jany-Abad, Den Bulak, Kara-Daryya, Michurino, Ozgeryush, Teoles, and Chimbay)
  7. Zaeger aiyl okmotu (center - village Tosoy, and also villages Ayu, Jany-Aiyl, Zarger, Kayrat, Kuturgan, Nichke Say and Toktogul)
  8. Jazy aiyl okmotu (center - village Kara Dyykan, and also villages Kyzyl Dyykan, Jeerenchi, and Jazy)
  9. Iyrisu aiyl okmotu (center - village Jiyde, and also villages Ak-Terek, Jangakty, Kara-Kolot, Kors-Etti, Kyrgyzstan and Orkazgan)
  10. Changet aiyl okmotu (center - village Changet, and also village Osturuu)
  11. Karool aiyl okmotu (center - village Karool, and also villages Jan Shoroo, Myrza Aryk, Orto Aryk and Sheraly)
  12. Kara Tash aiyl okmotu (center - village Iyrek, and also villages Korgon, Unkur, Yntymak and Elchibek)
  13. Keldyuk aiyl okmotu (center - village Shamal Terek, and also village Chalk Oyde)
  14. Kyzyl Oktyabr aiyl okmotu (center - village Staraya Pokrovka, and also villages Alga, Besh-Abyshka, Guzar, Kochkor Ata, Kreml, Kurshab, Kyzyl Oktyabr and Kyzyl Sengir)
  15. Kyzyl Too aiyl okmotu (center - village Kyzyl Too, and also villages Donuz Too, Ak Kyya, Karchabek and Erkin Too)
  16. Kurshab aiyl okmotu (center - village Kurshab, and also villages Erdik, and Shagym)
  17. Altyn Bulak aiyl okmotu (center - village Altyn Bulak, and also villages Chechebay, Tash Bashat, Sasyk Bulak, Kara Batkak and Kandava)
  18. Salamalik aiyl okmotu (center - village Salamalik, and also villages Ak Terek, Ara Kel, Kosh Eter, Kyzyl Bayrak, Kyzyl Charba and 15 Jash)
  19. Tert Kel aiyl okmotu (center - village Shoro Bashat, and also villages Ana Kyzyl, Boston, Kyymyl and Makarenko)
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