Batken

Batken
Баткен

Flag
Seal
Batken
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 40°4′N 70°50′E / 40.067°N 70.833°E / 40.067; 70.833Coordinates: 40°4′N 70°50′E / 40.067°N 70.833°E / 40.067; 70.833
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Batken Region
District Batken District
Government
 • Gubernator Sultanbay Ayjigitov
Area
 • City 205 km2 (79 sq mi)
Elevation 1,042 m (3,419 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
 • City 19,718
 • Urban 13,435
Time zone UTC+6 (KGT)
Area code(s) +996 3622

Batken (also called Batkent) is a small town in southwestern Kyrgyzstan, on the southern fringe of the Fergana Valley. It is the capital of Batken Region. Its area is 205 square kilometres (79 sq mi), and its resident population was 19,718 in 2009 (both including the villages Bulak-Bashi, Kyzyl-Jol and Bazar-Bashy). The population of the town proper was 13,435.[1]

History

The name Batkent is from the Iranian language of Sogdian and means "The city of wind". Batken became the administrative headquarters of the youngest of Kyrgyzstan's seven regions, created from the three westernmost districts of Osh Region in 1999, after concerns over radical Islamist activities in neighboring Tajikistan and Uzbekistan led to demands for a more direct and visible governmental presence in this remote and mountainous region. Batken Airport links the town with Bishkek. Since 2000, there is a small university in Batken.

Climate

Batken has a cold steppe climate (Köppen climate classification: BSk). The average annual temperature in Batken is 11.6 °C (52.9 °F). About 367 mm (14.45 in) of precipitation falls annually.

Climate data for Batken
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 1.2
(34.2)		 3.7
(38.7)		 10.5
(50.9)		 19.1
(66.4)		 24.6
(76.3)		 30.0
(86)		 32.5
(90.5)		 31.1
(88)		 26.4
(79.5)		 18.5
(65.3)		 9.8
(49.6)		 3.4
(38.1)		 17.6
(63.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) −2.8
(27)		 −0.5
(31.1)		 5.8
(42.4)		 13.3
(55.9)		 18.0
(64.4)		 22.6
(72.7)		 24.9
(76.8)		 23.2
(73.8)		 18.3
(64.9)		 11.8
(53.2)		 4.8
(40.6)		 −0.3
(31.5)		 11.6
(52.9)
Average low °C (°F) −6.7
(19.9)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 1.2
(34.2)		 7.6
(45.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 15.2
(59.4)		 17.3
(63.1)		 15.4
(59.7)		 10.3
(50.5)		 5.1
(41.2)		 −0.1
(31.8)		 −4.0
(24.8)		 5.7
(42.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 40
(1.57)		 39
(1.54)		 57
(2.24)		 51
(2.01)		 47
(1.85)		 16
(0.63)		 8
(0.31)		 3
(0.12)		 5
(0.2)		 32
(1.26)		 30
(1.18)		 39
(1.54)		 367
(14.45)
Source: https://en.climate-data.org/location/28040/

References

  1. 1 2 2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 August 2011)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.