Kara-Buura_District
Kara-Buura District
District in Talas Region, Kyrgyzstan
Aitmatov (Kyrgyz: Айтматов району, romanized: Aitmatov rayonu) (formely as Kara-Buura) is a district of Talas Region, in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 4,216 square kilometres (1,628 sq mi),[1] and its resident population was 69,180 in 2021.[2] The administrative seat lies at Kyzyl-Adyr.[3] In 2023, by decision of the Jogorku Kenesh it was renamed Aitmatov district after Chinghiz Aitmatov (1928-2008), who was born in this district.