Manas District

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]

Manas Манас району
District
Coat of arms
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Talas Region
Area
• Total	1,198 km2 (463 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	37,505
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1970	21,289	—
1979	23,094	+0.91%
1989	26,786	+1.49%
1999	28,389	+0.58%
2009	32,913	+1.49%
2021	37,505	+1.09%
Note: resident population; Sources:[1][2]

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:^[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)

Aral

Kayyngdy

Nyldy

Sary-Bulak

Chech-Döbö

Talas

Kök-Döbö

Manas

May

Novodonetskoye

Pokrovka

Bala-Sary

Jayylgan

Kara-Archa

Sögöt

Kyzyl-Jyldyz

Ak-
Tash

Jiyde

Kengesh

Chong-
Kapka

Tash-Bashat

Üch-Korgon

Settlements of the Manas District.

References

1. "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. "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. "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

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