Kadamjay District

Kadamjay

Кадамжай району
Kadamjay Кадамжай району
District
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Batken Region
Seat	Kadamjay
Area
• Total	6,146 km2 (2,373 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	201,457
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6

Kadamjay District (Kyrgyz: Кадамжай району; Russian: Кадамжайский район) is a district in Batken Region, in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Kadamjay.^[1] The district area is 6,146 square kilometres (2,373 sq mi),^[2] and its resident population was 201,457 in 2021.^[3] The largest town of the district, Kadamjay, is located between the cities of Aydarken (Khaidarkan) and Kyzyl-Kyya.

The district is thought to have the second largest mercury-antimony deposit in the world.^[4] Kadamjay Antimony Factory is one of the biggest factories in Kyrgyzstan. Khaidarkan Mercury Plant, built in 1942, was reported, as of 2005, to produce 300 to 600 metric tons of mercury per year.

Ak-Suu (white river) is the river which passes through Kadamjay. Jiydelik lake is a favorite picnic spot.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	72,171	—
1979	88,207	+2.25%
1989	112,134	+2.43%
1999	140,487	+2.28%
2009	157,597	+1.16%
2021	201,457	+2.07%
Note: resident population; Sources:^[2]^[3]

Rural communities and villages

In total, Kadamjay District include 2 cities and 115 villages in 13 rural communities (ayyl aymagy).^[1] Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Kadamjay District are:^[5]^[6]

city Aydarken
city Kadamjay (including 3 villages: Tash-Kyya, Pülgön, Chal-Tash)
Absamat Masaliev (seat: Kara-Döbö; incl. Olagysh, Kakyr, Kojo, Kon, Alysh, Tash-Korgon and Leskhoz)
Ak-Turpak (seat: Jangy-Jer; incl. Ak-Turpak, Jangy-Jer,^[7] Kalacha, Kara-Tumshuk, Kyzyl-Korgon, Ötükchü, Sary-Kamysh, Tokoy, Chogorok, Chong-Kara, Jash-Tilek, Örükzar, Ming-Chynar and Kelechek)
Alga (seat: Alga; incl. Adyr, Böksö,^[7] Myrgyljek,^[7] Shak-Shak, Shybran, Chungkur-Kyshtak and Jangy-Chek)
Birlik (seat: Ormosh; incl. Bel, Jal, Jangy-Korgon, Kichi-Aydarken, Molo, Sur, Syrt, Teskey, Chechme, Eshme, Jangy-Syrt and Yntymak)
Chauvay aiyl okmotu (1: center - village: Chauvay)
Khalmion (seat: Jenish; incl. Baymaala, Güldürömö, Jangy-Ayyl, Joshuk, Irilesh, Kök-Tal, Kurulush, Ak-Orgo, Tash-Döbö, Yntymak, Chekelik and Shady)
Kötörmö (seat: Kyzyl-Bulak; incl. Ak-Kyya, Gayrat, Jalgyz-Bulak, Kara-Oot, Kara-Shoro, Kesken-Tash, Kötörmö, Tamasha and Langar)
Kyrgyz-Kyshtak (seat: Kyrgyz-Kyshtak; incl. Kojo-Korum, Kaytpas, Bürgöndü OPKh and Bürgöndü PMK)
Ayribaz (seat: Ayribaz; incl. Arpa-Say, Dostuk, Kök-Talaa, Mayak and Pyldyrak)
Maydan (seat: Kara-Jygach; incl. Austan, Kara-Kyshtak, Karool, Kerege-Tash, Maydan, Pum, Kara-Döbö, Isfayram, Sary-Altyn, Bak, Akimbek and Jangy-Abad)
Orozbekov (seat: Orozbekov; incl. Kuldu, Кosh-Döbö, Kuduk, Öndürüsh, Sary-Talaa and Uchkun)
Sovet (1: center - village: Sovet)
Üch-Korgon (seat: Üch-Korgon; incl. Tegirmech, Kakyr, Kalacha, Kaltak, Sulaymanabad, Raz'ezd, Sukhana, Chauvay, Boz, Kambar-Abad and Tajik-Kyshtak)

Note: Kyzyl-Kyya is a town of regional significance of Batken region, villages Karavan, Ak-Bulak and Jin-Jigen are parts of the town Kyzyl-Kyya.

Kadamjay District is located in Kyrgyzstan Batken Region Kadamjay District

Kyzyl-
Kyya

Karavan

Ak-Bulak

Jin-Jigen

Aydarken

Kadamjay

Pülgön

Tash-Kyya

Chal-Tash

Jangy-Jer

Ak-Turpak

Jangy-Jer

←Kalacha

Kara-Tumshuk

Kyzyl-Korgon

Otukchu

Sary-
Kamysh

←Tokoy

←Chogorok

Chong-Kara

←Jash-Tilek

Örükzar

Ming-
Chinar

Kelechek

Alga

Adyr

Bokso

Myrgyljek

↑
Shak-
Shak

Shybran

Chungkur-Kyshtak

Jany-Chek

←Ormosh

Bel'

Jal

JK→

←Kichi-Aydarken

Sur

Syrt→

↑
Teskey

Chechme

Eshme

Jangy-
Syrt

Yntymak→

Molo→

KD

Olagysh

Kakyr

↑
Kojo

Kon

Alysh

Tash-Korgon

L

Kyzyl-Bulak

↑
Ak-
Kyya

↑
Gayrat

↑
Jalgyz-
Bulak

←Kara-Oot

Kara-Shoro

Kesken-Tash

Kotormo

Tamasha

Langar

Kerege-Tash

↑
Kara-
Dobo

I

SA

B

Akimbek

Jangy-
Abad

Ayribaz

↑
A

Dostuk

Kok-
Talaa

Mayak→

P→

↑
Orozbekov

Kuldu

Кosh-Dobo

Kuduk

Ondurush

Sary-Talaa

Uchkun

↑
Üch-Korgon

Tegirmech

Кк

К

Kl

↑
S

R

←Sukhana

Chauvay

Boz

KA

TK

Jenish

Baymaala→

Gulduromo

JA

Joshuk

Irilesh→

Kok-Tal

Kurulush

Noogardan

Tash-Dobo

Yntymak

←Chekelik

Shady

Kyrgyz-Kyshtak

Kojo-Korum

←Kaytpas

Burgondu OPH

Burgondu PMK

Sovet

Chauvay

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Settlements of the Kadamjay District
Abbreviations: A - Arpa-Say, B - Bak, I - Isfayram, JA - Jany-Aiyl, JK - Jany-Korgon, К - Kalacha (Uch-Korgon a/o), КА - Kambarabad, KD - Kara-Debe (Absamat Masaliev a/o), Кк - Kakyr (Uch-Korgon a/o), Kl - Kaltak, L - Leskhoz, P - Pylydarak, R - Raz'ezd, S - Sulaymanabad, SA - Sary-Altyn, TK - Tajik-Kyshtak

External links

A site about Kadamzhay (in English and Russian)

References

^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 42–46.
^ a b "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.
^ a b "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.
^ "Primary Mercury Mining"
^ List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
^ 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
^ a b c "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 15.: "The census shows that the presence of actual villages (aiyls) on the ground does not correspond to the State Classification «System of designations of objects of administrative-territorial and territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic» (SOATE). The census found that these differences had occurred in the course of local administrative arrangements, which were confirmed by normative documents from the field. According to them, one village does not actually exist on the ground (Jany-Jer of Ak-Turpak aiyl okmotu of Kadamjay District), which is erroneously listed in SOATE. In addition, there were two villages in Bokso and Myrgyljek of Alga aiyl okmotu of Kadamjaya District in 1996. They moved to other villages of Burgondu PMK and Kaytpas of Kyrgyz-Kyshtak aiyl okmotu of the same district, but villages' data are given with old names in SOATE. It should also be noted that the village of Jashtyk (located 8 km from the centre) has existed on the ground since 1991, but still has no code and is not listed in SOATE".

40°07′N 71°44′E / 40.117°N 71.733°E / 40.117; 71.733

[class-1] "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 42–46.

[census09-2] "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.

[pop21-3] "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] "Primary Mercury Mining"

[5] List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

[2012law-6] 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

[Перепись2009-7] "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 15.: "The census shows that the presence of actual villages (aiyls) on the ground does not correspond to the State Classification «System of designations of objects of administrative-territorial and territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic» (SOATE). The census found that these differences had occurred in the course of local administrative arrangements, which were confirmed by normative documents from the field. According to them, one village does not actually exist on the ground (Jany-Jer of Ak-Turpak aiyl okmotu of Kadamjay District), which is erroneously listed in SOATE. In addition, there were two villages in Bokso and Myrgyljek of Alga aiyl okmotu of Kadamjaya District in 1996. They moved to other villages of Burgondu PMK and Kaytpas of Kyrgyz-Kyshtak aiyl okmotu of the same district, but villages' data are given with old names in SOATE. It should also be noted that the village of Jashtyk (located 8 km from the centre) has existed on the ground since 1991, but still has no code and is not listed in SOATE".