Chatkal ( ky, Чаткал 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
of
Jalal-Abad Region
Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jal ...
in 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 ea ...
. The administrative seat lies at
Kanysh-Kyya.
Its area is ,
and its resident population was 28,625 in 2021.
Geography
The district occupies high-altitude Chatkal valley limited by
Talas Ala-Too from north,
Pskem Range from north-west and west, and
Chatkal Range
Chatkal Range is a range in the Western Tian Shan that borders Ferghana Valley from northwest. The length of the range is 225 km, and it is up to 30 km wide. The highest peak is Avletim (4503 m elevation). Northern slopes are steep and sh ...
from south-east. In addition, the district includes a small area of south-east slope of the Chatkal Range facing
Fergana Valley
The Fergana Valley (; ; ) in Central Asia lies mainly in eastern Uzbekistan, but also extends into southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.
Divided into three republics of the former Soviet Union, the valley is ethnically diverse and in the ...
. Elevations of the terrain range from approximately 1500 m at
Sumsar to 4503 m in the Chatkal range. Some other picks of the district reach altitudes of over 4000 meters. Chatkal valley is pear-shaped. The slope of Chatkal Range facing the valley is terraced. The terraces are dissected by deep canyons of
Chatkal river's tributaries, characterized by snowfields and small glaciers in the upstreams. Chandalash Range extends in the central part of the district. Mountains occupy 96%, and vallies - 4% of the district.
The hydrology is dominated by Chatkal river with multiple tributaries: the largest ones are
Chandalash
The Chandalash ( ky, Чандалаш) is a river in the Pskem Mountains of Chatkal District in Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the south west slope of Talas Alatau and flows into the Chatkal
The Chatkal (russia ...
(right) and
Ters (left).
Population
Rural communities and villages
In total, Chatkal District includes 21 settlements in 4 rural communities ('). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chatkal District are:
[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]
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# Chatkal (seat: Jangy-Bazar; incl. Ak-Tash, Besh-Aral, Kurulush and Chandalash)
# Kanysh-Kyya (seat: Kanysh-Kyya; incl. Aygyr-Jar, Bashky-Terek, Korgon-Say, Kyzyl-Tokoy, Chakmak-Suu, Jer-Kapchygay, Kayyng-Suu, Kara-Bulak and Kara-Suu)
# Sumsar (seat: Sumsar; incl. Monchok-Döbö and Shekaftar)
# Terek-Say (seat: Terek-Say; incl. Ak-Terek and Bolush)
References
Districts of Jalal-Abad Region
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