Kadamjay District


Kadamjay District is a district in Batken Region, in south-western Kyrgyzstan.
The district capital lies at Pulgon. The district area is, and its resident population was 157,597 in 2009. The largest town of the district, Kadamjay, is located between the cities of Khaidarkan and Kyzyl-Kiya.
The district is thought to have the second largest mercury-antimony deposit in the world.
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.
Ak-Su is the river which passes through Kadamjay. Jiydelik lake is a favorite picnic spot.

Rural communities and villages

In total, Kadamjay District include 2 cities and 103 villages in 13 rural communities. Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Kadamjay District are:
  1. city Aydarken
  2. city Kadamjay
  3. Ak-Turpak aiyl okmotu
  4. Alga aiyl okmotu
  5. Birlik aiyl okmotu
  6. Absamat Masaliev aiyl okmotu
  7. Kotorma aiyl okmotu
  8. Maidan aiyl okmotu
  9. Markaz aiyl okmotu
  10. Orozbek aiyl okmotu
  11. Uch-Korgon aiyl okmotu
  12. Khalmion aiyl okmotu
  13. Kyrgyz-Kyshtak aiyl okmotu
  14. Chauvay aiyl okmotu
  15. Sovet aiyl okmotu