Bokonbayevo

Bokonbayevo
Бөкөнбаев
Bokonbayevo
Coordinates: 42°6′36″N 76°59′24″E / 42.11000°N 76.99000°E / 42.11000; 76.99000Coordinates: 42°6′36″N 76°59′24″E / 42.11000°N 76.99000°E / 42.11000; 76.99000
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Issyk-Kul Region
District Tong District
Kol'tsovka 1912
Elevation 1,809 m (5,935 ft)
Population (2009)
  Total 10,648
Time zone UTC +5

Bokonbayevo (Kyrgyz: Бөкөнбаев - Bökönbaev) is the center of the Tong District of the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It was established as Kol'tsovka village in 1912. [1] With a population of 10,648 (2009 Population Census)[2] 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.

References

  1. 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.
  2. 2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region at the Wayback Machine (archived 2011-08-10)


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