Batken Region

Batken Region Баткен облусу (Kyrgyz) Баткенская область (Russian)
Region
From the top, Pamir-Alay Mountains, Khojabakirgan, Razzaqov Road and field in Batken
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Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Batken Region highlighted
Coordinates: 39°50′N 71°30′E / 39.833°N 71.500°E / 39.833; 71.500
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Capital	Batken
Government
• Governor	Mamat Aibalayev
Area
• Total	17,048 km2 (6,582 sq mi)
Population  (2023-01-01)[1]
• Total	570,898
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+6 (Kyrgyzstan Time)
ISO 3166 code	KG-B
Districts	3
Cities	6
Towns	1
Villages	198

Batken Region (Kyrgyz: Баткен облусу, romanized: Batken oblusu; Russian: Баткенская область, romanized: Batkenskaya oblast) is a region (oblus) 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 the flat, agricultural Ferghana Valley. The land rises southward to the mountains on the southern border: the Alay Mountains in the east, and the Turkestan Range in the west. Its total area is 17,048 km² (6,582 sq mi).^[2] The resident population of the region was 548,247 as of January 2021.^[1] The region has sizeable Uzbek (14.7% in 2009) and Tajik (6.9% in 2009) minorities.^[2]