Aravan District
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Aravan ({{langx|ky|Араван району}}) is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Aravan.{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/21f93e4d-9418-433e-aed9-ecb28d70ef5a.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=May 2021|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=48–50}} Its area is {{convert|1340|km2}} (making it the smallest district in Osh Region),{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Osh|12, 17, 52}} and its resident population was 137,721 in 2021.{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021}}
Geography
The district lies in the south-east part of the Fergana Valley. It borders with the Chil'-Ustun Range in the north-east, and with the Keklik-Too mountains in the east. In the south, the district is occupied by the Jalgyz-Archa and the Ulu-Too mountains. In the west, it borders with Kerkidon reservoir. In the north, the topography of the area is flat, and in the south it rises, changing to hilly terrain. The difference in absolute elevations from north to south is 500-750 meters. {{cite book |last=|first=|date=2021|title=Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики |edition=18th |language=Russian|trans-title=Monitoring and Forecasting of Natural Hazards in Kyrgyz Republic |url=http://ru.mes.kg/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/%D1%87%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-II-%D0%93%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0-7-%D0%9E%D1%88%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F-%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C-.pdf |publisher=Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyz Republic |page=331|access-date=December 9, 2021}}
Demographics
As of 2009, Aravan District contained 48 villages.
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|1970|43894
|1979|53220
|1989|71214
|1999|91438
|2009|106134
|2021|137721
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=Ethnic composition=
According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Aravan District (de jure population) was:
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| width="140px"| Ethnic group | Population | Proportion of Aravan District population |
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| align="left"| Uzbeks | {{commas|62281}} | 58.7% | {{commas|42049}} | 39.6%
|align="left"| Azerbaijanis | {{commas|760}} | 0.7%
|align="left"| Tajiks | {{commas|542}} | 0.5%
|align="left"| Tatars | {{commas|135}} | 0.1%
|align="left"| other groups | {{commas|367}} | 0.4% |
=Rural communities and villages=
In total, Aravan District include 50 settlements in 8 rural communities ({{lang|ky-Latn|ayyl aymagy}}). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities in Aravan District are:[http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php List of Rural Communities of Kyrgyzstan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209084327/http://www.citykr.kg/en/ailnie_okruga.php |date=2010-02-09 }}
- Аllya Anarov (seat: Jangy-Aravan; incl. Aravan, Achchy, Kara-Bulak, Sasyk-Üngkür, Madaniyat and Pakhta-Abad)
- Chek-Abad (seat: Köchübaev; incl. Agronom, Jakshylyk, Jar-Kyshtak, Kukalapash, Maksim-Tobu, Pakhtachy and Tölöykön)
- Kerme-Too (seat: Gulbakhor; incl. Kichik-Alay, Kündölük, Maydan-Tal, Ming-Teke, Sary-Bulak and Chogom)
- Mangyt (seat: Mangyt; incl. Kesek, Kyzyl-Korgon, Tölöykön and Jangy-Aryk)
- Nurabad (seat: Kayragach-Aryk; incl. Kakyr-Piltan and Langar)
- S.Yusupov (seat: Aravan; incl. Karrak, Oktyabr, Erke-Kashka and Sutkor)
- Tepe-Korgon (seat: Tepe-Korgon; incl. Arap, Internatsional, Kesov, Uygur-Abad, Chertik, Yangi-Abad and Yangi-Yul)
- Töö-Moyun (seat: Khauz; incl. Ak-Shor, Jeke-Miste, Kerkidan, Nayman, Sary-Tash and Syrt)
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{{Districts of Kyrgyzstan}}
{{Geographic Location
| Center = Aravan District
| North = Uzbekistan
| Northeast = Uzbekistan
| East = Kara-Suu District, Osh Region
| Southeast = Kara-Suu District, Osh Region
| South = Nookat District, Osh Region
| Southwest = Nookat District, Osh Region
| West = Nookat District, Osh Region
| Northwest = Uzbekistan
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