Talas Region
Talas Region (Kyrgyz: Талас областы) is a province (oblast) o Kyrgyzstan. Its caipital is Talas. It is bordered on the wast an north bi Jambyl Province o Kazakhstan, on the east bi Chui Province, on the sooth bi Jalal-Abad Province an on the soothwast bi a finger o Uzbekistan. It is basically a U-shaped valley open tae the wast. The northren mairch is defined bi the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, which an aa form the soothren mairch o Chuy Province. At the eastren end, the Talas Ala-Too Range splits aff an marks the soothren border. The Talas River flows throu the centre o the valley. The main hieway (A361) enters frae the east ower the Ötmök Pass (closed in winter) an goes doun the valley tae Taraz in Kazakhstan. Near the mooth o the valley at Kyzyl-Adyr, ane road goes north toward Taraz an the ither sooth ower the Kara-Buura Pass tae Jalal-Abad Province. Afore unthirldom maist tred links wur wi Taraz. The historic Battle o Talas occurred here.
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| Talas Region Талас областы Таласская область | |
| Caipital: | Talas |
| Aurie: | 11,400 km² |
| Population: | 219,800 (2009) |
| Population density: | 19 /km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | KG-T |
Basic Socio-Economic Indicators
eedit- Population: 219,800 (assessment for 1 Januar 2009) includin 16.3% - urban, an 83.7% - rural population[1]
- 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]
Districts o Talas
eeditTalas province is dividit admeenistratively intae 4 districts [6]:
| District | Caipital |
|---|---|
| Bakay-Ata District | Bakay-Ata[7] |
| Kara-Buura District | Kyzyl-Adyr |
| Manas District | Pokrovka |
| Talas District | Manas[8] |
References
eedit- ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian) Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian) Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ a b National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan - Джалал-Абадская область". Archived frae the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 22 Julie 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Traivel Guides, 2008