Orlowka (Tschüi region)

Orlovka Орловка
Help on coat of arms Orlovka
Basic data
State :	Kyrgyzstan
Territory :	Bye
Coordinates :	42 ° 43 '  N , 75 ° 35'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 43 '7 "  N , 75 ° 34' 52"  E
Height :	1080  m
Residents :	6,260 (2009 census)
Structure and administration
Community type :	Urban-type settlement

Ski lift in the Orlowka ski area

Orlowka ( Russian Орловка ) is an urban-type settlement in the Kemin district of the Kyrgyz region of Chüi . In 2009 there were 6,260 inhabitants in Orlovka.

location

Orlovka is located in northern Kyrgyzstan, near the border with Kazakhstan at an altitude of 1080 meters. The Kyrgyz capital Bishkek is located about 70 kilometers west of Orlowka. Tokmok , the former administrative center of the Chüi region, is located in the north-west of Orlovka .

Infrastructure

With the highway A365 one of the main links between Bishkek and the further east runs Issyk Kul north of Orlovka. The city has a post office , a court of law , a general medicine center , a kindergarten , several secondary schools and a primary school .

Sports

The city has a large sports complex, which is divided into eight departments for different sports. Athletes from Orlovka have already achieved successes, especially in wrestling . Orlowka also has a stadium and a small artificial turf football field .

Population development

During the times of the Soviet Union , Orlovka had a significant population growth, so that the population reached its highest level of 12,080 in the last census before the collapse of the Soviet Union . At the last census in March 2009, 6,260 people lived in Orlowka, compared to 1989 the population has decreased by around 48.2%. For the 2010s, estimates have shown a stabilization of the population at just over 6,000.

Orlovka's population development

census	Residents
January 1970	8.232
January 1979	9,425
January 1989	12,080
March 1999	9,807
March 2009	6,260

economy

An important factor for Orlovka's economy is the nearby Orlovka ski area . This is located two kilometers south of the city and has a total of 5 kilometers of slopes. The ski area is at an altitude of 1,200 to 1,650 m. ü. M. and is equipped with five lifts, two piste machines and numerous snow cannons. Orlowka also has the first snowboard halfpipe in Kyrgyzstan. The ski area is primarily a popular local recreation area for the residents of Bishkek and is visited by 30,000 skiers and snowboarders every year.

Agriculture is also an important livelihood for the people of Orlovka. The agricultural area in and around Orlowka is 11,529 hectares. Agriculture focuses on the cultivation of wheat , barley , maize , sugar beet and safflower . The livestock industry is also represented in the region, and the number of cattle and sheep has developed dynamically in recent years.

See also

• List of cities in Kyrgyzstan

Individual evidence

1. ^ Flechtner, Stephan, Trescher Verlag GmbH: Travel Guide Kyrgyzstan To the peaks of Tien-Schan and Pamir . 6., update Edition, revised edition. Berlin, ISBN 978-3-89794-483-1 , pp. 170 .
2. ↑ Orlovka. Retrieved January 11, 2020 (de-US). 
3. ↑ Постановление Правительства Cr от 17 сентября 2012 года № 621 "О проекте Закона Кыргызской Республики" О преобразовании отдельных поселков городского типа Кыргызской Республики и отнесении их к категории села или города ". Retrieved on January 11, 2020 . 
4. ^ Cities & towns of Kyrgyzstan. Retrieved January 11, 2020 . 
5. ↑ population. August 10, 2011, accessed January 11, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Orlovka ski area - skiing Orlovka. Retrieved January 11, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Постановление Правительства Cr от 17 сентября 2012 года № 621 "О проекте Закона Кыргызской Республики" О преобразовании отдельных поселков городского типа Кыргызской Республики и отнесении их к категории села или города ". Retrieved on January 11, 2020 .