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Talas Region

Region of Kyrgyzstan

Summary

Region of Kyrgyzstan

Field	Value
name	Talas Region
native_name
settlement_type	Region
image_skyline	Talas, Kyrgyzstan - panoramio (1).jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Landscape in Talas Region
image_flag	Flag of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg
image_shield	Coat of arms of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg
shield_size	100px
image_map	Talas Province in Kyrgyzstan.svg
map_caption	Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Talas Province highlighted
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Kyrgyzstan
seat_type	Capital
seat	Talas
leader_title	Gubernator
leader_name	Nurlan Dardanov
area_total_km2	13406
population_total	273509
population_as_of	2023-01-01
population_footnotes
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	KGT
utc_offset1	+6
iso_code	KG-T
blank_name_sec1	Districts
blank_info_sec1	4
blank1_name_sec1	Cities
blank1_info_sec1	1
blank3_name_sec1	Villages
blank3_info_sec1	90

Talas (; ) is a region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. The resident population of the region was 270,994 as of January 2021.

During the 8th-century, the Battle of Talas between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty was fought here, which culminated in Abbasid victory that led to the Islamization of Central Asia and subsequent abandonment of Buddhism in the region.

Geography

The Talas Region is a U-shaped valley open to the west. The northern border is defined by the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, which also forms the Chuy Region's southern border. At the eastern end, the Talas Ala-Too Range splits off and marks the southern border. The river Talas flows through the center of the valley. Kirov Reservoir is formed by damming the Talas river. The main highway (A361) enters from the east over the Ötmök Pass (Can become impassible during winter due to weather) and goes down the valley to Taraz in Kazakhstan. Near the valley's mouth at Kyzyl-Adyr, one road goes north toward Taraz and the other south over the Kara-Buura Pass to Jalal-Abad Province. Before independence most trade links were with Taraz.

Divisions

The Talas Region is divided administratively into one city of regional significance (Talas), and four districts:

District	Seat	Map
Bakay-Ata District	Bakay-Ata	[[File:Kyrgyzstan Bakay-Ata Raion.png	100px]]
Kara-Buura District	Kyzyl-Adyr	[[File:Kyrgyzstan Kara-Buura Raion.png	100px]]
Manas District	Pokrovka	[[File:Kyrgyzstan Manas Raion.png	100px]]
Talas District	Manas	[[File:Kyrgyzstan Talas Raion.png	100px]]

There are no cities of district significance or urban-type settlements in the region.

Basic Socio-Economic Indicators

The economically active population of Talas Region in 2009 was 98,815, of which 93,499 employed and 5,316 (5.4%) unemployed.

Export: 14.6 million US dollars (2008)
Import: 193.3 million US dollars (2008)
Direct Foreign Investments: 30,4 million US dollars (in 2008)

Demographics

The population of Talas Region, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, amounted to 219.6 thousand (enumerated de facto population) or 226.8 thousand (de jure population). The region's estimated population for the beginning of 2021 was 270,994.

|1970|140747 |1979|163492 |1989|192509 |1999|199872 |2009|226779 |2021|270994

Ethnic composition

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

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of Talas Province population
Kyrgyz		91.9%

References

;Works cited

Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008

References

(March 2023). "Nurlan Dardanov appointed as presidential plenipotentiary representative in Talas region". Kyrgyz National Information Agency Kabar.
It is bordered on the west and north by [[Jambyl Region]] of Kazakhstan, on the east by [[Chüy Region]], on the south by [[Jalal-Abad Region]] and on the southwest by a finger of [[Uzbekistan]]. Its total area is {{cvt. 13406. Talas. 12, 15, 37, 134
(May 2021). "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic". National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic.
"National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)".
"National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)".

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