Talas Region

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Talas Region

| native_name = {{native name list|tag1=ky|name1=Талас облусу|tag2=ru|name2=Таласская область}}

| 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

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| map_caption = Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Talas Province highlighted

| coordinates = {{coord|42|30|N|72|30|E|region:KG|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Talas

| leader_party =

| leader_title = Gubernator

| leader_name = Nurlan Dardanov{{cite web|url=https://kabar.kg/news/nurlan-dardanov-naznachen-polnomochnym-predstavitelem-prezidenta-v-talasskoi-oblasti/|title=Nurlan Dardanov appointed as presidential plenipotentiary representative in Talas region|language=ru|date=March 2023|publisher=Kyrgyz National Information Agency Kabar}}

| area_footnotes =

| area_total_km2 = 13406

| population_total = 273509

| population_as_of = 2023-01-01

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = KGT

| utc_offset1 = +6

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| iso_code = KG-T

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Talas ({{langx|ky|Талас облусу|Talas oblusu}}; {{langx|ru|Таласская область|Talasskaya oblast}}) is a region (oblast) of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas. 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|km2}}.{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Talas|12, 15, 37, 134}} The resident population of the region was 270,994 as of January 2021.{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 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. 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:{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/21f93e4d-9418-433e-aed9-ecb28d70ef5a.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=May 2021|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=63–67}}

District	Seat	Map
class="wikitable"
Bakay-Ata District	Bakay-Ata	100px
Kara-Buura District	Kyzyl-Adyr	100px
Manas District	Pokrovka	100px
Talas District	Manas	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){{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B4/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/ved%20regiony.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132602/http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B4/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/ved%20regiony.pdf|url-status=dead|title=National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)|archivedate=July 22, 2011}}
Import: 193.3 million US dollars (2008)
Direct Foreign Investments: 30,4 million US dollars (in 2008){{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%826.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132617/http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%826.pdf|url-status=dead|title=National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)|archivedate=July 22, 2011}}

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.

{{Historical populations

|title = Historical populations in Talas Region

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|percentages =

|1970|140747

|1979|163492

|1989|192509

|1999|199872

|2009|226779

|2021|270994

|footnote= Note: resident population; Sources:

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=Ethnic composition=

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

|align="left"| Kurds

|align="left"| Russians

|align="left"| Kazakhs

|align="left"| Uzbeks

|align="left"| Turks

|align="left"| Ukrainians

|align="left"| Germans

|align="left"| Tatars

|align="left"| other groups

width="140px"\| Ethnic group	Population	Proportion of Talas Province population
class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;"
align="left"\| Kyrgyz	{{commas\|208399}}	91.9%
{{commas\|5547}}	2.5%
{{commas\|4356}}	1.9%
{{commas\|3049}}	1.3%
{{commas\|1779}}	0.8%
{{commas\|1547}}	0.7%
{{commas\|500}}	0.2%
{{commas\|384}}	0.2%
{{commas\|299}}	0.1%
{{commas\|919}}	0.4%

References

;Works cited

Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008

External links

[http://www.heraldicum.ru/kyrgyz/texts/talas.pdf Flag and Coat of arms of Talas Province. Description.] {{in lang|ky}}

{{Geographic location

|Centre = {{flagicon image|Flag of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg}} Talas Region

|North = Jambyl Region, {{flag|Kazakhstan}}

|Northeast =

|East = {{flagicon image|Flag of Chuy Province.svg}} Chüy Region

|Southeast =

|South = {{flagicon image|Flag of Jalal-Abad.svg}} Jalal-Abad Region

|Southwest = Tashkent Region, {{flag|Uzbekistan}}

|West =

|Northwest =

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Category:Regions of Kyrgyzstan