Nookat is a raion

Raion

A raion is a type of administrative unit of several post-Soviet countries. The term, which is from French rayon 'honeycomb, department,' describes both a type of a subnational entity and a division of a city, and is commonly translated in English as "district"...

 (district) of Osh Province

Osh Province

Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:...

 in south-western Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

. The capital lies at Nookat

Nookat

Nookat , also Eski-Nookat, Iski-Naukat or Naukat, is a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of Nookat District....

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Demographics

As of 2009, Nookat District included 1 town, 1 urban-type settlements, and 74 villages. Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 214,995. Some 15,229 people live in urban areas, and 199,766 in rural ones.

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Nookat Distruct (de jure population) was:

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of Kemin District population
Kyrgyzs		73.6%
Uzbeks Uzbeks The Uzbeks are a Turkic ethnic group in Central Asia. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, and large populations can also be found in Afghanistan, Tajikstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Pakistan, Mongolia and the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China...		25.9%
Khemshils		0.1%
Turks		0.1%
Russians Russians The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....		0.1%
Tatars Tatars Tatars are a Turkic speaking ethnic group , numbering roughly 7 million.The majority of Tatars live in the Russian Federation, with a population of around 5.5 million, about 2 million of which in the republic of Tatarstan.Significant minority populations are found in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,...		0.1%
other groups		0.1%

Towns, rural communities, and villages

In total, Nookat District include 1 town, 1 urban-type settlement and 15 rural communities (aiyl okmotus). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Nookat District are:

1. town Nookat
   Nookat
   Nookat , also Eski-Nookat, Iski-Naukat or Naukat, is a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is the seat of Nookat District....
   
   
2. urban-type settlement
   Urban-type settlement
   Urban-type settlement ; , selyshche mis'koho typu ) is an official designation for a type of locality used in some of the countries of the former Soviet Union...
   
    Nayman
3. Bel' aiyl okmotu (center - village Bel', and also village Borbash)
4. Gulstan aiyl okmotu (center - village Imeni Frunze, and also village Gulstan)
5. Isanov aiyl okmotu (center - village Jany-Bazar
   Jany-Bazar, Nookat
   Jany-Bazar is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 1385 ....
   
   , and also villages Jar-Korgon
   Jar-Korgon
   Jar-Korgon is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 3,360 ....
   
   , Fedorovo
   Fedorovo, Nookat
   Fedorovo is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 4,368 ....
   
   , Chech-Debe, Kojoke, and Kichi-Alay)
6. Karatash aiyl okmotu (center - village Karatash, and also village Noygut)
7. Kulatov aiyl okmotu (center - village Kojo-Aryk
   Kojo-Aryk
   Kojo-Aryk is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 8122 ....
   
    and also villages Akchal, Baglan
   Baglan, Nookat
   Baglan is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 2,920 ....
   
   , Kosh Debe
   Kosh Debe, Nookat
   Kosh Debe is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 871 ....
   
    and Kyzyk Bulak
   Kyzyl-Bulak, Nookat
   Kyzyl-Bulak is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan with population of 2,932 ....
   
   )
8. Jany Nookat aiyl okmotu (center - village Jany Nookat, and also villages Kyzyl Teyit, and Temir Koruk)
9. Kenesh aiyl okmotu (center - village Kuu Maydan
   Kuu Maydan
   Kuu Maydan is a village in the Nookat District of Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan....
   
   , and also villages Ak-Terek, Arbyn, Chegeden, and Shankol)
10. Kyrgyz-Ata aiyl okmotu (center - village Keterme, and also villages Borko, Kara-Oy, Kara-Tash, Kyrgyz-Ata, Tash-Bulak, and Ak-Bulak)
11. Imeni Toktomata Zulpueva aiyl okmotu (center - village Uchbay, and also villages Aybek, Ak-Chabuu, International, Karake, Kommunizm, Osor, Tashtak, Chuchuk, and Yatan)
12. Kok-Bel aiyl okmotu (center - village Kok-Bel and also village Kaiyndy)
13. Kyzyl Oktyabr aiyl okmotu (center - village Kek-Jar, and also villages Alashan, Borbash, Jiyde, Karanay, and Sarykandy)
14. On Eki Bel aiyl okmotu (center - village On Eki Bel, and also village Naray)
15. Teeles aiyl okmotu (center - village Murkut and also villages Ay-Tamga, Gerey-Shoron, Jaiylma, Dodon, Kenesh, Merkit, and Tolman)
16. Mirmakhmud aiyl okmotu (center - village Imeni Chapaeva, and also villages Aral, Baryn, Budaylyk, Kapchygay, and Kara-Koktu)
17. Yntymak aiyl okmotu (center - village Yntymak, and also villages Besh-Burkan, Aryk Boyu, Don Maala, Akshar, Tash-Bulak, Chelekchi, and Nichke-Suu)