Talas Region

Talas Region Талас областы Таласская область
Province
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Talas Province highlighted
Coordinates: 42°30′N 72°30′E / 42.500°N 72.500°ECoordinates: 42°30′N 72°30′E / 42.500°N 72.500°E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Capital	Talas
Government
• Gubernator	Koisun Kurmanalieva
Area
• Total	11,400 km^2 (4,400 sq mi)
Population (2009-01-01)[1]
• Total	219,615
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	East (UTC+6)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC+6)
ISO 3166 code	KG-T
Districts	4
Cities	1
Townships	1
Villages	90

Talas Province (Kyrgyz: Талас областы) is a province (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Province of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chui Province, on the south by Jalal-Abad Province and on the southwest by a finger of Uzbekistan. It is basically a U-shaped valley open to the west. The northern border is defined by the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, which also form the southern border of Chuy Province. At the eastern end, the Talas Ala-Too Range splits off and marks the southern border. The Talas River flows through the center of the valley. 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 mouth of the valley 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. The historic Battle of Talas occurred here.

Basic Socio-Economic Indicators

• Employed population: 95,300 (2008) ^[2]
• Registered Unemployed Population: 2,136 (2008)^[3]
• Export: 14.6 million US dollars (2008)^[4]
• Import: 193.3 million US dollars (2008) ^[4]
• Direct Foreign Investments: 30,4 million US dollars (in 2008)^[5]

Demographics

As of 2009, Talas Province contained 1 town, 1 urban-type settlement, and 90 villages. Its population, 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).^[1]

Historical populations in Talas Province
Year	Pop.	±%
1970	141,169	—
1979	163,288	+15.7%
1989	193,814	+18.7%
1999	200,269	+3.3%
2009	219,615	+9.7%
Note: de jure population; Source:[1]

Ethnic composition

According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Talas Province (de jure population) was:^[1]

Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of Talas Province population
Kyrgyz	208,399	91.9%
Kurds	5,547	2.5%
Russians	4,356	1.9%
Kazakhs	3,049	1.3%
Uzbeks	1,779	0.8%
Turks	1,547	0.7%
Ukrainians	500	0.2%
Germans	384	0.2%
Tatars	299	0.1%
other groups	919	0.4%

Districts of Talas

Talas province is divided administratively into 4 districts:^[6]

District	Capital
Bakay-Ata District	Bakay-Ata[7]
Kara-Buura District	Kyzyl-Adyr
Manas District	Pokrovka
Talas District	Manas

References

1. Population and Housing Census 2009. Book 3 (in tables). Provinces of Kyrgyzstan: Talas Province (Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Таласская область (PDF), Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2012
2. National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
3. National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
4. National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
5. National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)
6. Kyrgyzstan - Джалал-Абадская область

Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008

External links

• Flag and Coat of arms of Talas Province. Description. (Kyrgyz)