Jalalabat region

Jalalabat region
Жалал-Абад облусу

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State :

Kyrgyzstan

Capital :

Jalalabat

Biggest cities:

• Tashkömür
• Mailuusuu
• Karaköl

Area :

32,418 km²

Residents :

1,009,889 (2009)

Population density :

31 inhabitants per km²

License plate :

04

ISO 3166-2 :

KG-J

Location of the Jalalabat region in Kyrgyzstan

The area Jalalabat ( kirghiz Жалал-Абад облусу Jalal-Abad oblussu ; Russian Джалал-Абадская область Jalal-Abadskaja oblast ) is one of 7 management areas ( oblast are similar in composition and structure German Federal States) Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia .

It is located in the west of the country and borders on Talas and Tschüi in the north, Naryn in the east and Osh and Uzbekistan in the south . The area has an area of 32,418 km² and approx. 1,010,000 inhabitants. The capital and largest city of the area with 97,172 inhabitants is Jalalabat .

geography

Walnut forest in Arslanbob

The city of Tashkömür in the Jalalabat region

The Jalalabat area is very mountainous, only a small part in the south on the border with Uzbekistan is part of the fertile Ferghana Valley . In the area, the main traffic axis M41 runs between north and south from the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek to Osh through the mountains of the Kyrgyz Alatau (crossing the Töö Pass , 3586 m ) and the Talas Alatau ( Alabel Pass , 3184 m ) . The Toktogul Dam is the largest in Kyrgyzstan along the route .

Jalalabat has numerous mountain lakes, mineral springs and nut forests. The walnut forests near Arslanbob are of particular importance . With an area of 30,000 hectares, they are the largest in the world. Recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is sought. The IUCN has designated numerous internationally recognized protected areas due to the remoteness and unspoilt nature of the mountain regions in Jalalabat. The strictest protection regulations (IUCN category Ia ) apply to the Sary Chelek Biosphere Reserve, the Besh Aral Nature Reserve in the far west and the Padyschata Nature Reserve . The Saimaluu-Tash National Park is located in the Toguz- Toro district . There are also numerous other lower-level protection categories in the Jalalabat area.

Due to the mountainous character of the region, agriculture is limited to the flat areas of the Ferghana Valley in the south. Wheat, fruits, nuts, tobacco, various vegetables and maize are grown here, as well as mulberries for making silk . There is a small textile industry and a few hydroelectric power stations . During the Soviet era there was a significant extraction of minerals, metals, natural gas, oil and coal, but most of the operations disappeared after Kyrgyzstan gained independence. Today there is only a small industry in the Jalalabat area, mainly around the city of Kochkor-Ata . Tourism is an up-and-coming branch of the economy, but (with the exception of Arslanbob) this is not yet very pronounced due to a lack of infrastructure.

population

Population development of the Jalalabat region (source :)
date	Residents	±%
1970	481,691	-
1979	586,602	+ 21.8%
1989	743.279	+ 26.7%
1999	869.259	+ 16.9%
2009	1,009,889	+ 16.2%

There are five cities, eight urban-type settlements and 415 villages in the Jalalabat area . The 2009 Kyrgyz census found the area to have a population of 1,009,889. The largest cities are Jalalabad (97,172 inhabitants), Taschkömür (34,756 inhabitants), Mailuu-Suu (22,853 inhabitants) and Karakol (22,502 inhabitants).

The ethnic composition of the Jalalabat population is very homogeneous. There are two predominant ethnic groups, with the Kyrgyz making up the largest proportion (71.8%) , followed by the Uzbeks with 24.8%. All other ethnic groups (including Russians , Turks , Tajiks ) each make up less than 1%.

Administrative division

The Jalalabat area is divided into eight districts ( Rajons ). The following districts are in Jalalabat:

Divisions ( Rajons ) Jalalabat region
District ( Rajon )	administrative seat	Pop.	Area (in km²)	location
Aksy	Notches	113.010	4,578
Ala-Buka	Ala-Buka	87,460	2,976
Bazaar orgon	Bazaar orgon	142,951	1.965
Nooken	Massy	117.055	2,336
Susak	Susak	241.198	3,019
Toguz Toro	Kazarman	22,136	3.816
Toktogul	Toktogul	86,306	7,815
Chatkal	Kanysch-Kyja	22,490	4,608