Batken Province
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| Batken Province | |
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| Баткен областы | |
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| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Capital | Batken |
| Area | 16,995 km² (6,562 sq mi) |
| Population | 400,400 (2005) |
| Density | 23.5 /km² (61 /sq mi) |
| Governor | Mamat Aibalayev |
| ISO 3166-2 | KG-B |
Batken Province (Kyrgyz: Баткен областы, Batken oblast; Russian: Баткенская область) is a province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. It's capital is Batken.
Batken province was created on 12 October, 1999, from the westernmost section of Osh Province.[1]
The population of the province was reported as 382,400 by the census of 1999. Of them, 26.2% lived in the province's four cities, and 73.8% in the rural areas. The majority (74.3%) of the province's population are Kyrgyz; there are also Uzbeks (14.4%) and Tajiks (6.9%), as well as a few Russians (2.2%), Tatars (1%), and Turks (0.3%).[1]
[edit] Subdivisions of Batken
Batken province is divided administratively into 3 districts: [2]:
| District | Capital |
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| Batken District | Batken |
| Kadamjay District | Pülgön |
| Leilek District | Isfana |
There are four cities in Batken oblast: Batken, Isfana, Kyzyl-Kiya and Sulyukta. There are five urban-type settlements, including Chauvay, Khaidarkan and Vostochny.
 Road and field in Batken |
 School at Batken area |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Баткенская область (Russian)
- ^ Kyrgyzstan - Джалал-Абадская область
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