Leylek District () is a
district
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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 ...
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 ...
.
It borders with
Batken District in the east, and
Tajikistan
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in the south, west, and north. Its area is ,
and its resident population was 146,020 in 2021.
The administrative seat lies at
Razzaqov.
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Geography
Leylek District is located between the northern slopes of the Turkestan Range and the Ferghana Valley
The Fergana Valley (also commonly spelled the Ferghana Valley) in Central Asia crosses eastern Uzbekistan, southern Kyrgyzstan and northern Tajikistan.
Encompassing three former Soviet republics, the valley is ethnically diverse and relation ...
. It contains the lowest point of Kyrgyzstan: 401 meters above sea level.
Population
Towns, rural communities and villages
In total, Leylek District includes 1 town and 47 villages in 1 town and 9 rural communities (').
# 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
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, Jengish, Suu-Bashy and
Jezken)
# Jangy-Jer (seat:
Tsentralnoye; incl. Arka and Dostuk)
# Katrang (seat:
Katrang; incl. Jangy-Turmush and
Özgörüsh)
# Kulundu (seat:
Kulundu; incl.
Bulak-Bashy, 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 and Chapaev)
Note:
Sülüktü
Sülüktü, also spelled Sulukta or Suliukta (; ; ) is a town located at the extreme western end of Batken Region in southern Kyrgyzstan. Sülüktü is situated at the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley in a region surrounded on three sides by ...
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 ...
, and is not part of the Leylek District.
References
Districts of Batken Region
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