Toktogul ( ky, Toктогул, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012)
in
Jalal-Abad Region
Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jal ...
of
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
. Its population was 20,577 in 2021.
It is the administrative seat of
Toktogul District
Toktogul ( ky, Токтогул району) is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Toktogul. Its area is , and its resident population was 103,310 in 2021.
The town and district are named after ...
.
It is named after its most famous son: the poet and musician
Toktogul Satilganov. Toktogul was born in Kushchusu, a village now submerged in the
Toktogul Reservoir
Toktogul ( ky, Toктогул, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012) in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 20,577 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Toktogul District.
It is named after its mos ...
.
[Soviet military ma]
K-43
(1:1,000,000) It is located on the northern shore of the
Toktogul reservoir
Toktogul ( ky, Toктогул, known until 31 July 1957 as ''Muztör'' ()), is a city (since 2012) in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 20,577 in 2021. It is the administrative seat of Toktogul District.
It is named after its mos ...
. To the south, highway
M41 curves around the eastern end of the reservoir toward
Karaköl and
Jalal-Abad city. To the north the road goes up the Chychkan valley into
Talas Region
Talas Region ( ky, Талас облусу, Talas oblusu; russian: Таласская область, Talasskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Region of Kaza ...
on its way to
Bishkek.
Population
References
Populated places in Jalal-Abad Region
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