Leylek
Лейлек району | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Batken |
| Capital | Razzaqov |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,653 km2 (1,797 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 146,020 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Leylek District (Kyrgyz: Лейлек району, romanized: Leilek raionu) is a district of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. 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), and its resident population was 146,020 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at Razzaqov.
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.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 40,280 | — |
| 1979 | 51,615 | +2.79% |
| 1989 | 74,531 | +3.74% |
| 1999 | 100,285 | +3.01% |
| 2009 | 116,861 | +1.54% |
| 2021 | 146,020 | +1.87% |
| Note: resident population; Sources: | ||
Towns, rural communities and villages
In total, Leylek District includes 1 town and 47 villages in 1 town and 9 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). The rural communities and settlements in the Leylek District are:
- town of district significance Razzaqov (including 6 villages: Golbo, Samat, Chimgen, Taylan, Ak-Bosogo and Ak-Bulak)
- Ak-Suu (seat: Ak-Suu; and also villages Alga, Jengish, Suu-Bashy and Jezken)
- Beshkent (seat: Beshkent; incl. Karl Marks, Kayragach, SSSRdin 50 jyldygy and Eski-Oochu)
- Jangy-Jer (seat: Tsentralnoye; incl. Arka and Dostuk)
- Katrang (seat: Katrang; incl. Jangy-Turmush and Özgörüsh)
- Kulundu (seat: Kulundu; incl. Bulak-Bashy, Internatsional'noye, Kommunizm, Lenin and Maksat)
- Leylek (seat: Korgon; incl. Kara-Suu, Leylek, Chuyanchy and Ak-Terek)
- Muras (seat: Muras; incl. Uch-Bulak, Jetty-Tash and Kerege-Tash)
- Sumbula (seat: Andarak; incl. Iskra, Kök-Tash and Sary-Dobo)
- 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.
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Лейлек району" [Leylek District] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 461.
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