Chauvay

Chauvay
Чаувай
Chauvay
Coordinates: 40°7′48″N 72°7′48″E / 40.13000°N 72.13000°E / 40.13000; 72.13000Coordinates: 40°7′48″N 72°7′48″E / 40.13000°N 72.13000°E / 40.13000; 72.13000
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Batken Region
District Kadamjay District
Chauvay 1947
Elevation 1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Population (2009)[1]
 • Total 2,051
Time zone UTC +5

Chauvay is a village[2] in Kadamjay District of Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan established in regard with the extraction of mercury and antimony in 1947. Its population was 2,051 in 2009.[1]

Nearby villages include Kara-Kyshtak (2 miles) and Kara-Jygach (3 miles).

References

  1. 1 2 2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region at the Wayback Machine (archived 10 August 2011)
  2. ↑ 2012 Law on the transformation of individual urban settlements of the Kyrgyz Republic and relating them to the category of village or city
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