Batken ( ky, Баткен району) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
of
Batken Region
Batken Region ( ky, Баткен облусу, Batken oblusu; russian: Баткенская область, Batkenskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, ...
in south-western
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...
. Its area is ,
and its resident population was 91,983 in 2021.
The administrative seat lies at the city
Batken
Batken (also called Batkent) is a town in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. It is the administrative seat of Batken Region. Since 2000, it is a city of regional significance, i.e. not part of a district. Howeve ...
, itself not part of the district.
Population
Populated places
In total, Batken District includes 47 settlements in 9 rural communities ('). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Batken District are:
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# Ak-Say (seat: Ak-Say; incl. Kök-Tash, Üch-Döbö, Kapchygay, Tashtumshuk and Ming-Bulak)
# Ak-Tatyr (seat: Ak-Tatyr; incl. ]Ravat
Ravat ( ky, Рават, Ravat) is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Batken District. Its population was 2,658 in 2021.
A nearby village is Katrang
Katrang ( ky, Катраң) is a village in Leylek District of Batken Re ...
and Govsuvar (Orto-Boz))
# Darya (seat: Chek; incl. Jangyryk, Tunuk-Suu, Kan, Tabylgy, Kayyngdy, Sary-Talaa, Korgon-Tash and Jangy-Jer)
# Kara-Bak (seat: Kara-Bak; incl. Dostuk, Kyzyl-Bel, Chet-Kyzyl, Zardaly, Dobo and Bay Kara-Bak)
# Kara-Bulak (seat: Bujum; incl. Kara-Bulak)
# Kyshtut (seat: Tayan; incl. Gaz
GAZ or Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (russian: ГАЗ or Го́рьковский автомоби́льный заво́д, , Gorky Automobile Plant) is a Russian automotive manufacturer located in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky (Го ...
, Kyshtut, Say, Sogment and Charbak)
# Samarkandek (seat: Samarkandek; incl. Jangy-Bak, Pasky-Aryk and Ming-Örük)
# Suu-Bashy (seat: Boz-Adyr; incl. Apkan, Böjöy, Kara-Tokoy and Aygül-Tash)
# Tört-Kül (seat: Chong-Talaa; incl. Ak-Ötök, Ak-Turpak, Zar-Tash and Chongara)
References
Districts of Batken Region
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