Moskva District, Kyrgyzstan
# Moskva District, Kyrgyzstan

Moskva (Kyrgyz: Москва району) is a district of Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 2,056 square kilometres (794 sq mi), and its resident population was 103,007 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at Belovodskoye.

## History

Moskva District was established as Stalin District on July 23, 1930. In 1961, as part of de-Stalinization, it was renamed into Moskva District, after the city of Moscow.

## Population

Moskva District is ethnically diverse. A plurality of the population (46.1%) are ethnic Kyrgyz. Large minority of Russians (23.3%) and Dungans inhabit in the district as well. Smaller population of Uzbeks, Ukrainians, and Kurds also inhabit in the district.

The proportion of ethnicities in Moskva District

Ethnicity

Percentage

Kyrgyz

46.1%

Russians

23.3%

Dungans

18.7%

Uzbeks

2.5%

Ukrainians

2.5%

Kurds

1.4%

Uyghurs

1.1%

Kazakhs

0.9%

Note: resident population; Sources: :

## Rural communities and villages

In total, Moskva District includes 28 settlements in 12 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can include one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Moskva District are:

* Ak-Suu (seat: Tömön-Suu; and also villages Ak-Bashat, Ak-Torpok, Bala-Ayylchi, Keper-Aryk, Murake and Chong-Aryk)
* Aleksandrovka (seat: Aleksandrovka; incl. Besh-Örük and Krupskaya)
* Belovodskoye (seat: Belovodskoye; incl. Kosh-Döbö)
* Besh-Terek (seat: Besh-Terek)
* Birinchi May (seat: Ak-Suu)
* Chapaev (seat: Spartak; incl. Ak-Söök and Malovodnoye)
* Petrovka (seat: Petrovka; incl. Zavodskoye and Kyzyl-Tuu)
* Predtechenka (seat: Predtechenka; incl. Ang-Aryk)
* Sadovy (seat: Sadovoye)
* Sretenka (seat: Sretenka; incl. Bolshevik and Zarya)
* Tölök (seat: Tölök)
* Tselinny (seat: Kyz-Molo)
