Kadamjay District (; ) is a
district
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in
Batken Region
Batken is a Regions of Kyrgyzstan, region of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan, and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the region is part of th ...
, in south-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
Kadamjay.
The district area is ,
and its resident population was 201,457 in 2021.
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
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deposit in the world.
Kadamjay Antimony Factory is one of the biggest factories in
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 ...
. Khaidarkan Mercury Plant, built in 1942, was reported, as of 2005, to produce 300 to 600 metric tons of mercury per year.
The river
Shohimardonsoy () passes through the town Kadamjay.
Other rivers in the district are the
Isfayramsay and the
Sokh.
Population
Rural communities and villages
In total, Kadamjay District include 2 cities and 115 villages in 13 rural communities ().
Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Kadamjay District are:
List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan
[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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# 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, 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, Myrgyljek,[: "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".] 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
Üch-Korgon ( ; ), is a large village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Kadamjay District. With a population of 14,708 (2021), it is the largest village in the region. Under Soviet
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. ...
; 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
Batken is a Regions of Kyrgyzstan, region of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, west and north by Tajikistan, and on the northeast by Uzbekistan. The northern part of the region is part of th ...
, villages Karavan, Ak-Bulak and Jin-Jigen are parts of the town Kyzyl-Kyya.
External links
A site about Kadamzhay
References
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Districts of Batken Region