Kadamjay District

Kadamjay District (Kyrgyz: Кадамжай району; Russian: Кадамжайский район) is a district in Batken Region, in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Kadamjay. The district area is 6,146 square kilometres (2,373 sq mi), and its resident population was 201,457 in 2021. The largest town of the district, Kadamjay, is located between the cities of Aydarken (Khaidarkan) and Kyzyl-Kyya. The district is thought to have the second largest mercury-antimony deposit in the world. Kadamjay Antimony Factory is one of the biggest factories in Kyrgyzstan. Khaidarkan Mercury Plant, built in 1942, was reported, as of 2005, to produce 300 to 600 metric tons of mercury per year. The river Shohimardonsoy (Kyrgyz: Шаймерден, romanized: Shaymerden) passes through the town Kadamjay. Other rivers in the district are the Isfayramsay and the Sokh.