Leylek District

Leylek (Kyrgyz: Лейлек району, romanized: Leylek rayonu) is a district of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan.[1] It borders with Batken District in the east, and Tajikistan in the south, west, and north. Its area is 4,653 square kilometres (1,797 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 146,020 in 2021.[3] The administrative seat lies at Razzaqov.[1]

Leylek
Лейлек району
Coat of arms of Leylek
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken
CapitalRazzaqov
Area
  Total4,653 km2 (1,797 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
  Total146,020
  Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

Geography

Leylek District is located between the northern slopes of the Turkestan Range and the Ferghana Valley. It contains the lowest point of Kyrgyzstan: 401 meters above sea level.[4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197040,280    
197951,615+2.79%
198974,531+3.74%
1999100,285+3.01%
2009116,861+1.54%
2021146,020+1.87%
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][3]

Towns, rural communities and villages

In total, Leylek District includes 1 town and 47 villages in 1 town and 9 rural communities (ayyl aymagy).[1] The rural communities and settlements in the Leylek District are:[5]

  1. town of district significance Razzaqov (including 6 villages: Golbo, Samat, Chimgen, Taylan, Ak-Bosogo and Ak-Bulak)
  2. Ak-Suu (seat: Ak-Suu; and also villages Alga, Jengish, Suu-Bashy and Jezken)
  3. Beshkent (seat: Beshkent; incl. Karl Marks, Kayragach, SSSRdin 50 jyldygy and Eski-Oochu)
  4. Jangy-Jer (seat: Tsentralnoye; incl. Arka and Dostuk)
  5. Katrang (seat: Katrang; incl. Jangy-Turmush and Özgörüsh)
  6. Kulundu (seat: Kulundu; incl. Bulak-Bashy, Internatsional'noye, Kommunizm, Lenin and Maksat)
  7. Leylek (seat: Korgon; incl. Kara-Suu, Leylek, Chuyanchy and Ak-Terek)
  8. Muras (seat: Muras; incl. Uch-Bulak, Jetty-Tash and Kerege-Tash)
  9. Sumbula (seat: Andarak; incl. Iskra, Kök-Tash and Sary-Dobo)
  10. Toguz-Bulak (seat: Toguz-Bulak; and also villages Ay-Kol, Kara-Bulak, Madaniyat, Kyrgyzstandyn 50 jyldygy and Chapaev)

Note: Sülüktü is a town of regional significance of Batken Region, and is not part of the Leylek District.

Leylek District is located in Kyrgyzstan Batken Region Leilek District
Koltso
Koltso
Jengish
Jengish
Suu-Bashy
Suu-Bashy
Karl Marks
Karl Marks
↑SSSRdin50 jyldygy

SSSRdin
50 jyldygy
Eski-Oochu
Eski-Oochu
Jetty-Tash
Jetty-Tash
Kerege-Tash
Kerege-Tash
Arka
Arka
Dostuk
Dostuk
Kara-Suu
Kara-
Suu
Leylek
Leylek
Chuyanchy
Chuyanchy
Ak-Terek
Ak-Terek
Jangy-Turmush
Jangy-Turmush
Internatsional'noye
Internatsional'noye
Kommunizm
Kommunizm
Lenin
Lenin
Maksat
Maksat
Iskra
Iskra
Sary-Dobo
Sary-Dobo
←Kyrgyzstandyn50 jyldygy
←Kyrgyzstandyn
50 jyldygy
↑Aykol

Aykol
Madaniyat
Madaniyat
Chapaev
Chapaev
Settlements of the Leylek District

References

  1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 40–42.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Лейлек району" [Leylek District] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 461.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

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