Manas District
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
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: |
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:
- Kayyngdy (seat: Aral; incl. Kayyngdy, Nyldy, Sary-Bulak and Chech-Döbö)
- Kyrgyzstan (seat: Talas; incl. Kök-Döbö and Manas)
- May (seat: May; incl. Novodonetskoye)
- Pokrovka (seat: Pokrovka; incl. Bala-Sary, Jayylgan, Kara-Archa and Sögöt)
- Üch-Korgon (seat: Kyzyl-Jyldyz; incl. Ak-Tash, Jiyde, Kengesh, Chong-Kapka, Tash-Bashat and Üch-Korgon)
![Kayyngdy](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Sary-Bulak](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Chech-Döbö](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Talas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Kök-Döbö](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Manas](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![May](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Novodonetskoye](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Bala-Sary](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Jayylgan](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Kara-Archa](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Sögöt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Kyzyl-Jyldyz](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![Ak- Tash](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Tash
![Jiyde](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Kengesh](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Chong- Kapka](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
Kapka
![Tash-Bashat](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)
![Üch-Korgon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Orange_pog.svg/10px-Orange_pog.svg.png)