Batken District

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
District
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Batken Region
Capital	Batken
Area
• Total	5,948 km2 (2,297 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	91,983
• Density	15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	28,553	—
1979	38,434	+3.36%
1989	55,799	+3.80%
1999	77,374	+3.32%
2009	69,591	−1.05%
2021	91,983	+2.35%
Note: resident population, before 2000 including Batken city; Sources:[1][2]

Populated places

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)

Batken

Bulak-Bashy

Kyzyl-Jol

Bazar-Bashy

Chek

Jangyryk

Tunuk-Suu

←Kan

Tabylgy→

↑
Kayyngdy

↑
Sary-
Talaa

↑
Korgon-
Tash

←Jangy-Jer

Chong-Talaa

Ak-Ötök

Ak-Turpak

Zar-Tash

Chongara

Kara-Bak→

Dostuk

Kyzyl-Bel

Chet-Kyzyl

Zardaly

Dobo

Bay Kara-Bak

Bujum

Kara-Bulak

Tayan

Gaz

Kyshtut

Say

Sogment→

Charbak

Samarkandek→

Jangy-Bak

Pasky-Aryk

Ming-Öruk

Ak-Say

Kök-Tash

↑
Üch-
Döbö

Kapchygay

Tashtumshuk→

Ming-Bulak

Ak-Tatyr

Ravat

←Govsuvar

Boz-Adyr

Apkan

Böjöy

↑
Kara-
Tokoy

Aygül-
Tash

Settlements of the Batken District