{{Infobox settlement |name = Tong |settlement_type = District |official_name = |other_name = |native_name = Тоң району |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Kirghizistant 2018 - Borne marquant la limite du district de Tong.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = Coat of arms of Ton rayon.png |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = Kyrgyzstan Tong Raion.png |mapsize = 300px |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = 150px |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Kyrgyzstan |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Issyk-Kul Region |subdivision_type2 = |subdivision_name2 = |seat_type = |seat = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 7230 |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |population_as_of = 2021 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 53401 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_mi2 = |timezone = |utc_offset = +6 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = {{coord|42|05|N|77|00|E|type:adm2nd_source:itwiki|display=it}} |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Tong''' ({{langx|ky|Тоң району|Tong rayonu}}) is a district of Issyk-Kul Region in north-eastern Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at Bökönbaev.<ref name=class>{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/21f93e4d-9418-433e-aed9-ecb28d70ef5a.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=May 2021|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=14–15}}</ref> Its area is {{convert|7230|km2}},<ref name=census09>{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Issyk-Kul|11, 16}}</ref> and its resident population was 53,401 in 2021.<ref name=pop21>{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021}}</ref> Tong District borders Issyk-Kul District to the north-west, Jeti-Ögüz District to the south and south-east, Kochkor District to the south-west, Naryn District to the south, Kemin District to the north-west, and Issyk Kul - to the north.
==Geography== The district is located between the southern shore of Issyk-Kul lake and Teskey Ala-Too Range and features natural passage from the depression to the west through the Boom Gorge. The foothills of the range are composed of Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits, and severely dissected by gullies, ravines and river valleys. The lake area extends with lakeside planes and river fans, sometimes interrupted by foothill ridges. Syrts stretch to the south of Teskey Ala-Too Range. Approximately 89% of the district is occupied by mountains, and 11% - by valleys. The hydrological conditions are dominated by Tong river, Ak-Sai river, Ak-Terek River, and Tuura-Suu. <ref name=MES2021>{{cite book |last=|first=|date=2021|title=Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики |edition=18th |language=Russian|trans-title=Monitoring and Forecasting of Natural Hazards in Kyrgyz Republic |url=http://ru.mes.kg/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/%D0%A7%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-II-%D0%93%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0-5-%D0%98%D1%81%D1%81%D1%8B%D0%BA-%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic |page=331|access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>
==Climate== An average temperature in January is -4°C in valleys, and -16°C in mountains. In July, an average temperature varies from +18°C in valleys, to +10°C in mountains. An absolute recorded temperature minimum is -30°. Average maximum temperatures are +30°C in valleys, and +15°C in mountains. Average yearly precipitation is 200-300 mm in valleys, and 300-400 mm in mountains. An average snow cover is up to 10 cm. Almost no snow cover was observed near Balykchy. The maximum wind reaches 45 m/s once in 20 years.<ref name=MES2021></ref>
==Population== {{Historical populations |title = |type = |align = none |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = pagr |1970|39623 |1979|43683 |1989|49181 |1999|46701 |2009|49130 |2021|53401 |footnote= Note: resident population; Sources:<ref name=census09/><ref name=pop21/> }}
==Populated places== In total, Tong District includes 30 villages located in nine rural communities ({{lang|ky-Latn|ayyl aymagy}}). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Tong District are:<ref name="class" /><ref>[http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209084327/http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php |date=2010-02-09 }}</ref><ref name=2012law>[http://cbd.minjust.gov.kg/act/view/ru-ru/203768 Law 27 September 2012 No. 168 on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city]</ref>
# Ak-Terek (seat: Kara-Koo; incl. Ala-Bash, Bar-Bulak, Döng-Talaa, Komsomol and Kyzyl-Tuu) # Bolot Mambetov (seat: Eshperov; incl. Ak-Say, Jer-Üy and Kök-Say) # Kajy-Say (seat: Kajy-Say) # Kök-Moynok (seat: Ak-Ölöng; incl. Kök-Moynok-1 and Kök-Moynok-2) # Köl-Tör (seat: Toguz-Bulak; incl. Köl-Tör and Kongur-Ölöng) # Kün-Chygysh (seat: Bökönbaev; incl. Archaly) # Tong (seat: Tong; incl. Kajy-Saz and Ak-Say) # Tört-Kül (seat: Tört-Kül, incl. Temir-Kanat and Tuura-Suu) # Ulakol (seat: Ottuk; incl. Kara-Talaa, Kara-Shaar, Tuura-Suu and Shor-Bulak) Note: Balykchy is a town of regional significance of Issyk-Kul Region, and is not part of the Tong District. {{Map of Tong district}}
== References == {{reflist}} {{Districts of Kyrgyzstan}}
{{Geographic Location | Center = Tong District | North = Kemin District, Chüy Region | Northeast = Issyk-Kul District, Issyk-Kul Region | East = Jeti-Ögüz District, Issyk-Kul Region | Southeast = Jeti-Ögüz District, Issyk-Kul Region | South = Naryn District, Naryn Region | Southwest = Naryn District, Naryn Region | West = Kochkor District, Naryn Region | Northwest = Chüy District, Chüy Region }}
Category:Districts of Issyk-Kul Region
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