Talas, Kyrgyzstan

Talas
Official seal of Talas
Talas is located in Kyrgyzstan
Talas
Talas
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 42°31′N 72°14′E / 42.517°N 72.233°E / 42.517; 72.233
Country Kyrgyzstan
Region Talas Region
Area
 • Total13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,244 m (4,081 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total40,308
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6 (KGT)
Websitehttp://talas.kg

Talas is a town in northwestern Kyrgyzstan, located in the Talas river valley between two mountain ranges.[1] Its area is 13 square kilometres (5.0 sq mi),[2] and its resident population was 40,308 in 2021.[3] It is the administrative headquarters of Talas Region. The town was founded by East Slavic settlers in 1877.[4] To the south is the Besh-Tash (‘five rocks’) valley with the Besh-Tash National Park.

  1. ^ "Talas". Kyrgyzstan Tourism. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Official website of Talas[dead link]