Manas District

Manas is a raion (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 capital lies at Pokrovka.[2]

Manas
Raion
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionTalas Region
Area
 • Total1,198 km2 (463 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total32,913
 • Density27/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (GMT +5)

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 (aiyl okmotus). Each rural community can consist of one or several villages. The rural communities and settlements in the Manas District are:[3]

  1. Kaiyndy aiyl okmotu (5: center - village: Aral; and also villages Kaiyndy, Nyldy, Sary-Bulak and Chech-Debe)
  2. Kirghizia aiyl okmotu (3: center - village: Talas; and also villages Kek-Debe and Manas)
  3. May aiyl okmotu (2: center - village: Mayskoe, and also village Novodonetskoe)
  4. Pokrovka okmotu (5: center - village: Pokrovka; and also villages Balasary, Jayylgan, Kara-Archa and Seget)
  5. Uch-Korgon aiyl okmotu (7: center - village: Kyzyl-Jyldyz; and also villages Ak-Tash, Jiyde, Kenesh, Chong-Kapka, Tash-Bashat and Uch-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. Enrin.grida.no Archived 2009-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
  3. List of rural communities of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-02-09 at the Wayback Machine


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