Özgön or Uzgen () is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 282,981 in 2021. The capital lies at Özgön (Uzgen).
Demographics As of 2009, Özgön District included 1 town, and 19 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 228,114. Of them, 49,410 people live in urban areas, and 178,704 in rural ones.
Ethnic composition According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Özgön District (de jure population) was:
Ethnic group Population Proportion of Özgön District population Kyrgyzs 73.8%</tr> Uzbeks 22.2%</tr> Turks 3.1%</tr> Russians 0.3%</tr> Uygurs 0.3%</tr> Tatars 0.1%</tr> Tadjiks 0.1%</tr> other groups 0.1%</tr>
Towns, rural communities and villages
In total, Özgön District include 1 town and 107 settlements in 19 rural communities (). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Özgön District are:
town Özgön Ak-Jar (seat: Ak-Jar; incl. Kakyr, Semiz-Köl and Bolshevik) Altyn-Bulak (seat: Altyn-Bulak; incl. Chechebay, Tash-Bashat, Sasyk-Bulak, Kara-Batkak and Kandava) Bash-Döbö (seat: Kengesh; incl. Jangy-Jol, Kosh-Korgon, Kyzyl-Kyrman and Kashka-Terek) Changget (seat: Changget; incl. Östürüü) Deng-Bulak (seat: Bakmal; incl. Babash-Uulu, Böksö-Jol, Jangy-Abat, Deng-Bulak, Kara-Daryya, Michurin, Özgörüsh, Töölös and Chymbay) Iyri-Suu (seat: Jiyde; incl. Ak-Terek, Janggakty, Kara-Kolot, Kors-Etti, Kyrgyzstan and Orkazgan) Jalpak-Tash (seat: Kurbu-Tash; incl. Ak-Terek, Karl Marks, Kenjebay, Kysyk-Alma, Tuz-Bel, Üch-Kaptal, Kara-Taryk, Alcha-Bashat and Boz-Ala) Jazy (seat: Kara-Dyykan; incl. Kyzyl-Dyykan, Jeerenchi and Jazy) Jylandy (seat: Jylandy; incl. Kalta, Krasny Mayak, Progress, Yassy and Botomoynok) Kara-Tash (seat: Iyrek; incl. Korgon, Üngkür, Yntymak and Elchibek) Karool (seat: Karool; incl. Jan-Shoro, Myrza-Aryk, Orto-Aryk and Sheraly) Köldük (seat: Shamal-Terek; incl. Chalk-Öydö) Kurshab (seat: Kurshab; incl. Erdik and Shagym) Kyzyl-Oktyabr (seat: Staraya Pokrovka; incl. Alga, Besh-Abyshka, Guzar, Kochkor-Ata, Kreml, Kurshab, Kyzyl-Oktyabr, Kyzyl-Senggir and Yntymak) Kyzyl-Too (seat: Kyzyl-Too; incl. Donguz-Too, Ak-Kyya, Karchabek and Erkin-Too) Myrza-Ake (seat: Myrza-Ake; incl. Adyr and Babyr) Salam-Alik (7: center - village: Salam-Alik; and also villages Ak-Terek, Ara-Köl, Kosh-Eter, Kyzyl-Bayrak, Kyzyl-Charba and 15 Jash) Tört-Köl (seat: Shoro-Bashat; incl. villages Ana-Kyzyl, Boston, Kyymyl and Makarenko) Zerger (seat: Tosoy; incl. Ayuu, Jangy-Ayyl, Zerger, Kayrat, Kuturgan, Nichke-Say and Toktogul)
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