Batken (Kyrgyz: Баткен району) is a district of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 5,948 square kilometres (2,297 sq mi),[1] and its resident population was 91,983 in 2021.[2] The administrative seat lies at the city Batken, itself not part of the district.[3]

Batken
Баткен району
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken Region
CapitalBatken
Area
 • Total
5,948 km2 (2,297 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
91,983
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197028,553—    
197938,434+3.36%
198955,799+3.80%
199977,374+3.32%
200969,591−1.05%
202191,983+2.35%
Note: resident population, before 2000 including Batken city; Sources:[1][2]

Populated places

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In total, Batken District includes 47 settlements in 9 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Batken District are:[3][1]

  1. Ak-Say (seat: Ak-Say; incl. Kök-Tash, Üch-Döbö, Kapchygay, Tashtumshuk and Ming-Bulak)
  2. Ak-Tatyr (seat: Ak-Tatyr; incl. Ravat and Govsuvar (Orto-Boz))
  3. Darya (seat: Chek; incl. Jangyryk, Tunuk-Suu, Kan, Tabylgy, Kayyngdy, Sary-Talaa, Korgon-Tash and Jangy-Jer)
  4. Kara-Bak (seat: Kara-Bak; incl. Dostuk, Kyzyl-Bel, Chet-Kyzyl, Zardaly, Dobo and Bay Kara-Bak)
  5. Kara-Bulak (seat: Bujum; incl. Kara-Bulak)
  6. Kyshtut (seat: Tayan; incl. Gaz, Kyshtut, Say, Sogment and Charbak)
  7. Samarkandek (seat: Samarkandek; incl. Jangy-Bak, Pasky-Aryk and Ming-Örük)
  8. Suu-Bashy (seat: Boz-Adyr; incl. Apkan, Böjöy, Kara-Tokoy and Aygül-Tash)
  9. Tört-Kül (seat: Chong-Talaa; incl. Ak-Ötök, Ak-Turpak, Zar-Tash and Chongara)
 
 
Bulak-Bashy
 
Bazar-Bashy
 
Jangyryk
 
Tunuk-Suu
 
Tabylgy→
 

Kayyngdy
 

Sary-
Talaa
 
Chong-Talaa
 
Ak-Ötök
 
Ak-Turpak
 
Chongara
 
Dostuk
 
Chet-Kyzyl
 
Dobo
 
Bay Kara-Bak
 
 
Kyshtut
 
Say
 
Sogment→
 
Charbak
 
Jangy-Bak
 
Pasky-Aryk
 
Ming-Öruk
 
Ak-Say
 
Kök-Tash
 

Üch-
Döbö
 
Kapchygay
 
Tashtumshuk→
 
Ming-Bulak
 
Ak-Tatyr
 
←Govsuvar
 
Boz-Adyr
 
Apkan
 

Kara-
Tokoy
 
Aygül-
Tash
Settlements of the Batken District

References

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  1. ^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 14, 17.
  2. ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 39–40.

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