Kemin District () is the northeastern panhandle district of the Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , making it the largest district of the Chüy Region, and its resident population was 48,360 in 2021. Its administrative headquarters is at Kemin. The district is located in the Chong-Kemin Valley, the Kichi-Kemin Valley and the eastern part of the Chüy Valley. It borders with Kazakhstan in the north, Chüy District in the west, and Issyk-Kul Region in the south and east.
Topography The western part of the district is flat with altitudes 1000–1600 msl, and the eastern part is mountainous.
Climate The climate is sharply continental with cold winters and cool summers; January temperatures averaging −5 °C to −10 °C, July +17 °C to +18 °C. Average precipitation is from 200 mm in flatlands, and up to 600–700 mm in mountains.
Hydrology Large rivers in the district include the Chu, Chong-Kemin, Kichi-Kemin and others. There are also several small lakes: Chong-Kelter, Chelek and Kosh-Kel
Demographics The population of Kemin District, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 44,118 which is second lowest among districts of the Chüy Region. Average density is 12 people per square kilometer. Some 36% of population lives in urban areas, and 64% in rural ones.
Ethnic composition According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition (de jure population) of the Kemin District was:
Ethnic group Population Proportion of Kemin District population Kyrgyzs 85.5%</tr> Russians 10.8%</tr> Kazakhs 1.2%</tr> Dungans 0.4%</tr> Ukrainians 0.4%</tr> Tatars 0.4%</tr> Uzbeks 0.3%</tr> other groups 1%</tr>
Populated places In total, Kemin District include 2 towns, 1 urban-type settlement and 34 settlements in 11 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages in the Kemin District are:List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan 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
town Orlovka town Kemin urban-type settlement Bordu Ak-Tüz (seat: Ak-Tüz) Almaluu (seat: Kyzyl-Suu; incl. Almaluu and Bordu) Boroldoy (seat: Boroldoy) Chong-Kemin (seat: Shabdan; incl. Kalmak-Ashuu, Kyzyl-Bayrak, Tar-Suu and Törtkül) Chym-Korgon (seat: Chym-Korgon; incl. Novomikhaylovka and Samansur) Duysheev (seat: Kichi-Kemin) Ilyich (seat: Ilyich; incl. Jangy-Jol and Jol-Bulak (Sovetskoye)) Jangy-Alysh (seat: Jangy-Alysh) Kara-Bulak (seat: Kara-Bulak; incl. Altymysh, Beysheke and Chüy) Kök-Oyrok (seat: Kayyngdy; incl. Korool-Döbö and Tegirmenti) Kyzyl-Oktyabr (seat: Kyzyl-Oktyabr; incl. Ak-Beket, Jel-Aryk, Dorozhnoye, Kashkeleng, Kyz-Kyya, Sasyk-Bulak, Udarnik and Cholok)
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