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Manas District

Coordinates: 42°43′23″N 71°36′00″E / 42.72306°N 71.60000°E / 42.72306; 71.60000
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Manas
Манас району
Coat of arms of Manas
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionTalas Region
Area
 • Total1,198 km2 (463 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total37,505
 • Density31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

Manas (Kyrgyz: Манас району) is a district of Talas Region in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 1,198 square kilometres (463 sq mi),[1] and its resident population was 37,505 in 2021.[2] The administrative seat lies at Pokrovka.[3]

The district is named after the mythical Kyrgyz national hero, Manas, who is said to have been born in the Alatau mountains in the raion. A few kilometers outside Talas lies a mausoleum, supposedly that of Manas, called the Kümböz Manas. However, the inscription on its richly-decorated facade dedicates it to "...the most glorious of women Kenizek-Khatun, the daughter of the Emir Abuka".

The building, known as "Manastin Khumbuzu" or "The Ghumbez of Manas", is thought to have been built in 1334. It now contains a museum dedicated to the epic. A ceremonial mound also lies nearby.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
197021,289—    
197923,094+0.91%
198926,786+1.49%
199928,389+0.58%
200932,913+1.49%
202137,505+1.09%
Note: resident population; Sources:[1][2]

Rural communities and villages

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In total, Manas District include 22 settlements in 5 rural communities (ayyl aymagy). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Manas District are:[3][4]

  1. Kayyngdy (seat: Aral; incl. Kayyngdy, Nyldy, Sary-Bulak and Chech-Döbö)
  2. Kyrgyzstan (seat: Talas; incl. Kök-Döbö and Manas)
  3. May (seat: May; incl. Novodonetskoye)
  4. Pokrovka (seat: Pokrovka; incl. Bala-Sary, Jayylgan, Kara-Archa and Sögöt)
  5. Üch-Korgon (seat: Kyzyl-Jyldyz; incl. Ak-Tash, Jiyde, Kengesh, Chong-Kapka, Tash-Bashat and Üch-Korgon)
Manas District is located in Kyrgyzstan Talas Region Manas District
Aral
Aral
Kayyngdy
Kayyngdy
Sary-Bulak
Sary-Bulak
Chech-Döbö
Chech-Döbö
Talas
Talas
Kök-Döbö
Kök-Döbö
Manas
Manas
May
May
Novodonetskoye
Novodonetskoye
Bala-Sary
Bala-Sary
Jayylgan
Jayylgan
Kara-Archa
Kara-Archa
Sögöt
Sögöt
Kyzyl-Jyldyz
Kyzyl-Jyldyz
Ak- Tash
Ak-
Tash
Jiyde
Jiyde
Kengesh
Kengesh
Chong- Kapka
Chong-
Kapka
Tash-Bashat
Tash-Bashat
Üch-Korgon
Üch-Korgon
Settlements of the Manas District.

References

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  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 65–66.
  4. ^ List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

42°43′23″N 71°36′00″E / 42.72306°N 71.60000°E / 42.72306; 71.60000