{{Short description|Region of Kyrgyzstan}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Talas Region | native_name = {{native name list|tag1=ky|name1=Талас облусу|tag2=ru|name2=Таласская область}} | settlement_type = Region | image_skyline = Talas, Kyrgyzstan - panoramio (1).jpg | imagesize = 250px | image_caption = Landscape in Talas Region | image_flag = Flag of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg | image_shield = Coat of arms of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg | shield_size = 100px | image_map = Talas Province in Kyrgyzstan.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Map of Kyrgyzstan, location of Talas Province highlighted | coordinates = {{coord|42|30|N|72|30|E|region:KG|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | seat_type = Capital | seat = Talas | leader_party = | leader_title = Gubernator | leader_name = Nurlan Dardanov<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kabar.kg/news/nurlan-dardanov-naznachen-polnomochnym-predstavitelem-prezidenta-v-talasskoi-oblasti/|title=Nurlan Dardanov appointed as presidential plenipotentiary representative in Talas region|language=ru|date=March 2023|publisher=Kyrgyz National Information Agency Kabar}}</ref> | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 13406 | population_total = 273509 | population_as_of = 2023-01-01 | population_footnotes = <ref name=pop21></ref> | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone1 = KGT | utc_offset1 = +6 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | area_code_type = | iso_code = KG-T | registration_plate = | unemployment_rate = | blank_name_sec1 = Districts | blank_info_sec1 = 4 | blank1_name_sec1 = Cities | blank1_info_sec1 = 1 | website = | footnotes = | blank2_name_sec1 = | blank2_info_sec1 = | blank3_name_sec1 = Villages | blank3_info_sec1 = 90 }}
'''Talas''' ({{langx|ky|Талас облусу|Talas oblusu}}; {{langx|ru|Таласская область|Talasskaya oblast}}) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Talas.<ref name=class/> It is bordered on the west and north by Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan, on the east by Chüy Region, on the south by Jalal-Abad Region and on the southwest by a finger of Uzbekistan. Its total area is {{cvt|13406|km2}}.<ref name=census09>{{cite Kyrgyzstan census 2009|Talas|12, 15, 37, 134}}</ref> The resident population of the region was 270,994 as of January 2021.<ref name=pop21>{{cite Kyrgyzstan population 2021}}</ref>
During the 8th-century, the Battle of Talas between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty was fought here, which culminated in Abbasid victory that led to the Islamization of Central Asia and subsequent abandonment of Buddhism in the region.
==Geography== The Talas Region is a U-shaped valley open to the west. The northern border is defined by the Kyrgyz Ala-Too, which also forms the Chuy Region's southern border. At the eastern end, the Talas Ala-Too Range splits off and marks the southern border. The river Talas flows through the center of the valley. Kirov Reservoir is formed by damming the Talas river. The main highway (A361) enters from the east over the Ötmök Pass (Can become impassible during winter due to weather) and goes down the valley to Taraz in Kazakhstan. Near the valley's mouth at Kyzyl-Adyr, one road goes north toward Taraz and the other south over the Kara-Buura Pass to Jalal-Abad Province. Before independence most trade links were with Taraz.
==Divisions== The Talas Region is divided administratively into one city of regional significance (Talas), and four districts:<ref name=class>{{cite web|url=https://stat.gov.kg/media/files/21f93e4d-9418-433e-aed9-ecb28d70ef5a.doc|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic|language=ky|date=May 2021|publisher=National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic|pages=63–67}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! District !! Seat !! Map |- |'''Bakay-Ata District''' || Bakay-Ata || 100px |- |'''Kara-Buura District''' || Kyzyl-Adyr || 100px |- |'''Manas District''' || Pokrovka || 100px |- |'''Talas District''' || Manas || 100px |- |}
There are no cities of district significance or urban-type settlements in the region.<ref name=class/>
==Basic Socio-Economic Indicators==
The economically active population of Talas Region in 2009 was 98,815, of which 93,499 employed and 5,316 (5.4%) unemployed.<ref name=census09/>
* Export: 14.6 million US dollars (2008)<ref name="National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B4/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/ved%20regiony.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132602/http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%B2%D1%8D%D0%B4/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/ved%20regiony.pdf|url-status=dead|title=National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)|archivedate=July 22, 2011}}</ref> * Import: 193.3 million US dollars (2008)<ref name="National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic"/> * Direct Foreign Investments: 30,4 million US dollars (in 2008)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%826.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722132617/http://www.stat.kg/stat.files/tematika/%D0%A1%D1%82%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%82/%D0%9A%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B3%D1%8B%D0%B7%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BD%20%D0%B2%20%D1%86%D0%B8%D1%84%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%85/%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%826.pdf|url-status=dead|title=National Committee on Statistics (in Kyrgyz/Russian)|archivedate=July 22, 2011}}</ref>
==Demographics==
The population of Talas Region, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, amounted to 219.6 thousand (enumerated de facto population) or 226.8 thousand (de jure population).<ref name=census09/> The region's estimated population for the beginning of 2021 was 270,994.<ref name=pop21/>
{{Historical populations |title = Historical populations in Talas Region |type = |align = |width = |state = |shading = |percentages = |1970|140747 |1979|163492 |1989|192509 |1999|199872 |2009|226779 |2021|270994 |footnote= Note: resident population; Sources:<ref name=census09/><ref name=pop21/> }}
===Ethnic composition=== According to the 2009 Census, the ethnic composition of the Talas Region (de jure population) was:<ref name=census09/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="text-align:right; font-size:95%;" |- !width="140px"| Ethnic group !! Population !! Proportion of Talas Province population |- |align="left"| Kyrgyz || {{commas|208399}} || 91.9%</tr> |align="left"| Kurds || {{commas|5547}} || 2.5%</tr> |align="left"| Russians || {{commas|4356}} || 1.9%</tr> |align="left"| Kazakhs || {{commas|3049}} || 1.3%</tr> |align="left"| Uzbeks || {{commas|1779}} || 0.8%</tr> |align="left"| Turks || {{commas|1547}} || 0.7%</tr> |align="left"| Ukrainians || {{commas|500}} || 0.2%</tr> |align="left"| Germans || {{commas|384}} || 0.2%</tr> |align="left"| Tatars || {{commas|299}} || 0.1%</tr> |align="left"| other groups || {{commas|919}} || 0.4%</tr> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
;Works cited * Laurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides, 2008
==External links== {{Portal|Asia}} * [http://www.heraldicum.ru/kyrgyz/texts/talas.pdf Flag and Coat of arms of Talas Province. Description.] {{in lang|ky}}
{{Geographic location |Centre = {{flagicon image|Flag of Talas Province Kyrgyzstan.svg}} Talas Region |North = Jambyl Region, {{flag|Kazakhstan}} |Northeast = |East = {{flagicon image|Flag of Chuy Province.svg}} Chüy Region |Southeast = |South = {{flagicon image|Flag of Manas.svg}} Jalal-Abad Region |Southwest = Tashkent Region, {{flag|Uzbekistan}} |West = |Northwest = }}
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