Kadamjay
Кадамжай району | |
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Batken Region |
| Seat | Kadamjay |
| Area | |
• Total | 6,146 km2 (2,373 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 201,457 |
| • Density | 33/km2 (85/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Kadamjay District (Kyrgyz: Кадамжай району; Russian: Кадамжайский район) is a district in Batken Region, in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Kadamjay.[1] The district area is 6,146 square kilometres (2,373 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 201,457 in 2021.[3] 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 deposit in the world.[4] Kadamjay Antimony Factory is one of the biggest factories in Kyrgyzstan. 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 (Kyrgyz: Шаймерден, romanized: Shaymerden) passes through the town Kadamjay.[5] Other rivers in the district are the Isfayramsay and the Sokh.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 42–46.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Primary Mercury Mining"
- ^ "Шаймерден" [Shaymerden] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 214.
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