Nooken District (Kyrgyz: Ноокен району, before 1992: Lenin District) is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Masy. Its area is 2,336 square kilometres (902 sq mi), and its resident population was 145,187 in 2021.
Population
Towns, rural communities and villages
In total, Nooken District includes 1 town and 55 settlements in 8 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Nooken District are:
- town Kochkor-Ata
- Aral (seat: Aral; incl. Internatsional, Rassvet, Chertak-Tash and Cheremushki)
- Bürgöndü (seat: Bürgöndü; incl. Jangy-Aryk, Jengish, Kichi-Bürgöndü, Kokonduk, Kurama, Kyzyl-Kyya, Nooshken and Uuru-Jar)
- Dostuk (seat: Shamaldy-Say; incl. Dostuk, Kuduk, Kyzyl-Tuu, Sary-Kamysh and Shyng-Say)
- Masy (seat: Masy; incl. Apyrtan, Besh-Jygach, Bögöt and Kyzyl-Tuu)
- Mombekov (seat: Mombekov; incl. Boston, Jazgak, Jangy-Kyshtak, Kök-Tash, Kochkor-Ata, Kurulush and Chek)
- Nooken (seat: Komintern; incl. Kara-Bulak, Kirov, Kurulush, Kyzyl-Jyldyz, Parakanda and Rakhmanjan)
- Sakaldy (seat: Sakaldy; incl. Arimjan, Böbüy, Kagazdy, Kyzyl-Kyrgyzstan, Chek, Chong-Bagysh and Say-Boyu)
- Shaydan (seat: Alma; incl. Birdik, Jangy-Aryk, Jon-Aryk, Kök-Ajdar, Toskool and Eski-Masy)
Note: Mayluu-Suu is a town of regional significance of Jalal-Abad Region, and is not part of the Nooken District.
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