Ak-Suu, Kyrgyzstan

Ak-Suu
Ак-Суу
Ak-Suu
Coordinates: 42°30′00″N 78°31′30″E / 42.50000°N 78.52500°E / 42.50000; 78.52500Coordinates: 42°30′00″N 78°31′30″E / 42.50000°N 78.52500°E / 42.50000; 78.52500
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Issyk-Kul Region
District Ak-Suu District
Established 1868
Area
  Total 8 km2 (3 sq mi)
Elevation 1,810 m (5,940 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
  Total 10,823

Ak-Suu (Kyrgyz: Ак-Суу, Russian: Теплоключенка - Teploklyuchenka) is a large village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan with population of 10,823 (2009 census).[1] It is the administrative center of the Ak-Suu District. It was established in 1868, when 14 families of migrant peasants from Russian Empire settled near Aksuu Fort.

References

  1. 1 2 "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Issyk-Kul Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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