Batken
Баткен | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Seal | |
  Batken Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 40°4′N 70°49′E / 40.067°N 70.817°E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Batken Region |
| Government | |
| • Gubernator | Sultanbay Ayjigitov |
| Area | |
| • City | 205 km2 (79 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,042 m (3,419 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • City | 27,730 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 15,805 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (KGT) |
| Area code | +996 3622 |
Batken (also called Batkent) is a town in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. It is the administrative seat of Batken Region.[2] Since 2000, it is a city of regional significance, i.e. not part of a district.[3] However, it is still the administrative seat of Batken District.[2] Its area is 205 square kilometres (79 sq mi),[4] and its resident population was 27,730 in 2021 (both including the villages Bulak-Bashy, Kyzyl-Jol and Bazar-Bashy). The population of the town proper was 15,805.[1]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 39–40.
- ^ Law 18 February 2000 No. 42
- ^ "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.