Leylek District

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

Leylek (Kyrgyz: Лейлек району, romanizedLeylek 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]

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
↑ SSSRdin 50 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
←Kyrgyzstandyn 50 jyldygy
←Kyrgyzstandyn
50 jyldygy
↑ Aykol

Aykol
Madaniyat
Madaniyat
Chapaev
Chapaev
Settlements of the Leylek District

References

  1. ^ a b c "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 40–42.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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

39°50′N 69°31′E / 39.833°N 69.517°E / 39.833; 69.517

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