Batken District Explained

Batken
Settlement Type:	District
Native Name:	Баткен району
Mapsize:	300px
Mapsize1:	150px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Batken Region
Seat Type:	Capital
Seat:	Batken
Area Total Km2:	5948
Population As Of:	2021
Population Total:	91983
Population Density Km2:	auto
Utc Offset:	+6

Batken (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Баткен району) is a district of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is, and its resident population was 91,983 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at the city Batken, itself not part of the district.^[1]

Populated places

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

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)

References

40.05°N 119°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 39–40.