Manas District

Manas is a district of Talas Region in north-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 1,198 square kilometres (463 sq mi), and its resident population was 32,913 in 2009.[1] The administrative seat lies at Pokrovka.[2]

Manas
District
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionTalas Region
Area
 • Total1,198 km2 (463 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total32,913
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6

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.

Rural communities and villages

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:[2][3]

  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)

References
  1. "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Talas Region" (PDF). Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 2017-01-05.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 65–66.
  3. List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine


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