Talas District, Kyrgyzstan

Talas
Талас району
Coordinates: 42°31′N 72°14′E / 42.517°N 72.233°E / 42.517; 72.233
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionTalas Region
Area
 • Total
5,051 km2 (1,950 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total
70,642
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

Talas (Kyrgyz: Талас району, romanizedTalas rayonu) is a district of Talas Region in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 5,051 square kilometres (1,950 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 70,642 in 2021.[1] The administrative seat lies at Manas.[3]

Demographics

Its population, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 58,867. All of them live in rural areas.[2]

Historical populations in Talas District
YearPop.±%
197036,817—    
197943,423+17.9%
198948,252+11.1%
199950,068+3.8%
200958,867+17.6%
202170,642+20.0%
Note: resident population; Sources:[2][1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Talas District (de jure population) was:[2]

Ethnic group Population Proportion of Talas District population
Kyrgyzs 58,867 99.3%
Russians 170 0.3%
other groups 249 0.4%

Rural communities and villages

In total, Talas District include 28 settlements in 13 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Talas District are:[3][4]

  1. Aral (seat: Aral)
  2. Aydaraliev (seat: Köpürö-Bazar)
  3. Bekmoldoev (seat: Sasyk-Bulak; incl. Kara-Oy, Kengesh and Chong-Tokoy)
  4. Berdike Baatyr (seat: Kum-Aryk; incl. Kozuchak and Arashan)
  5. Dolon (seat: Tash-Aryk; incl. Ak-Jar and Orto-Aryk)
  6. Jerge-Tal (seat: Kyzyl-Tuu; incl. Chyyyrchyk and Kök-Kashat)
  7. Kalba (seat: Kalba; incl. Atay Ogonbaev, Balbal and Besh-Tash)
  8. Kara-Suu (seat: Kara-Suu)
  9. Kök-Oy (seat: Kök-Oy)
  10. Kuugandy (seat: Üch-Emchek)
  11. Nurjanov (seat: Jon-Aryk; incl. Kök-Tokoy)
  12. Ömüraliev (seat: Manas; incl. Chat-Bazar)
  13. Osmonkulov (seat: Taldy-Bulak; incl. Ak-Korgon)
Kyzyl-
Tuu
Chyyyrchyk
Kök-
Kashat
Tash-Aryk
Ak-Jar
Orto-Aryk
Sasyk-
Bulak
Kengesh
Chong-Tokoy
Jon-
Aryk
Kök-
Tokoy
Kum-Aryk
Ak-Korgon
Chat-
Bazar
Üch-Emchek
Kara-
Suu
Atay Ogonbaev
Balbal
Besh-Tash
Settlements of the ..

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Talas Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 12, 15, 38.
  3. ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 66–67.
  4. ^ List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine