Batken

Batken

Batken is a city in Kyrgyzstan, the administrative center of Batken Region and District. The population is 12,134 people (according to the 2009 census). It is located in the southwest of Kyrgyzstan, approximately 240 km west of Osh. The total area of the city is 5,180 hectares. The city’s own territory (excluding private plots) is 1,143 hectares. Agricultural land in the city amounts to 4,037 hectares, including 1,106 hectares of land for peasant farms, of which 918 hectares are irrigated;