Leilek District

Leilek
Leilek
Raion
	Coat of arms
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Batken Region
Capital	Isfana
Area
• Total	1,797 sq mi (4,653 km2)
Population (2009)
• Total	116,861
Time zone	UTC+5 (GMT +5)

Leilek is a raion (district) of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. It borders with Batken District in the east, and Tajikistan in the south, west, and north. Its area is 4,653 square kilometres (1,797 sq mi), and its resident population was 116,861 in 2009.^[1] The capital lies at Isfana.^[2]

Geography[]

Leilek District is located at northern slopes of Turkestan Range, high foothills, and Isfara-Isfana Valley with lowest point of Kyrgyzstan - 394 meters above sea level.

Towns, rural communities and villages[]

In total, Leilek District include 1 town and 47 villages in 1 town and 9 rural communities (aiyl okmotus).^[3] The rural communities and settlements in the Leilek District are:^[4]

town of district significance Isfana (including 6 villages: Myrza-Patcha, Samat, Chimgen, Taylan, Ak-Bulak and Golbo)
Ak-Suu aiyl okmotu (4: center - village: Ak-Suu; and also villages Alga (also known as Jarkyshtak), Jenish (also known as Choyunchu), Suu-Bashi (also known as Karakamar) and Jezken)
Beshkent aiyl okmotu (5: center - village: Beshkent; and also villages Imeni Karla Marksa (also known as Andarham), Kayragach, 50 Let SSSR (also known as Laily) and Eski Oochu)
Margun aiyl okmotu (4: center - village: Margun; and also villages Churbek, Darkhum and Dargaz)
Jangy Jer aiyl okmotu (4: center - village: Tsentralnoye (also known as Borborduk); and also villages Arka and Dostuk)
Leilek aiyl okmotu (5: center - village: Korgon; and also villages Kara-Suu, Leilek, Chuyanchy and Ak-Terek)
Katran okmotu (3: center - village: Katran; and also villages Jangy-Turmush and Özgörüsh)
Kulundu aiyl okmotu (5: center - village: Kulundu; and also villages Bulak-Bashy, Internatsional'noye, Kommunizm (also known as Akaryk), Imeni Lenina (also known as Razzakov) and Maksat)
Sambula aiyl okmotu (4: center - village: Andarak; and also villages Iskra (also known as Sumbula), Kök-Tash and Kommuna (also known as Sarydobo))
Toguz-Bulak aiyl okmotu (6: center - village: Toguz-Bulak; and also villages Aykol, Kara-Bulak, Madaniyat (formerly called Aybike), 50 Let Kirgizii (also known as Min-Jigach) and Imeni Chapaeva (also known as Gordoy))

Note: Sulukta is a town of regional significance of Batken region, the urban-type settlement Vostochny and the village Koltso are parts of the town Sulukta.