Chatkal () is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Jalal-Abad Region
Jalal-Abad (; ) is a region (''oblast, oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jalal-Abad. It is surrounded by (clockwise from the north) Talas Region, Chüy Region, Naryn Region, Osh Region, and Uzbekistan. Jalal-Abad ...
in western
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...
. The administrative seat lies at
Kanysh-Kyya.
Its area is ,
and its resident population was 28,625 in 2021.
Geography
The district occupies high-altitude Chatkal valley limited by
Talas Ala-Too from north,
Pskem Range from north-west and west, and
Chatkal Range from south-east. In addition, the district includes a small area of south-east slope of the Chatkal Range facing
Fergana Valley
The Fergana Valley (also commonly spelled the Ferghana Valley) in Central Asia crosses eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.
Encompassing three former Republics of the Soviet Union, Soviet republics, the valley is e ...
. Elevations of the terrain range from approximately 1500 m at
Sumsar to 4503 m in the Chatkal range. Some other picks of the district reach altitudes of over 4000 meters. Chatkal valley is pear-shaped. The slope of Chatkal Range facing the valley is terraced. The terraces are dissected by deep canyons of
Chatkal river's tributaries, characterized by snowfields and small glaciers in the upstreams. Chandalash Range extends in the central part of the district. Mountains occupy 96%, and vallies - 4% of the district.
The hydrology is dominated by Chatkal river with multiple tributaries: the largest ones are
Chandalash (right) and
Ters (left).
Climate
Population
Rural communities and villages
In total, Chatkal District includes 22 settlements in 4 rural communities ('). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Chatkal District are:
[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]
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# Chatkal (seat: Jangy-Bazar; incl. Ak-Tash, Besh-Aral, Kurulush and Chandalash)
# Kanysh-Kyya (seat: Kanysh-Kyya; incl. Aygyr-Jar, Bashky-Terek, Korgon-Say, Kyzyl-Tokoy, Chakmak-Suu, Jer-Kapchygay, Kayyng-Suu, Kara-Bulak and Kara-Suu)
# Sumsar (seat: Sumsar; incl. Monchok-Döbö, Shekaftar and Birimdik)
# Terek-Say (seat: Terek-Say; incl. Ak-Terek and Bolush)
References
Districts of Jalal-Abad Region
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