Manas (city)

Manas
Манас
Entrance to Jalal-Abad
Manas
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 40°56′N 73°0′E / 40.933°N 73.000°E / 40.933; 73.000
Country Kyrgyzstan
RegionJalal-Abad
Government
 • MayorMurataly Tagaev
Area
 • Total
88 km2 (34 sq mi)
Elevation
766 m (2,513 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
123,239
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+6
WebsiteOfficial website

Manas (/məˈnɑːs/; Kyrgyz: [mɑnɑ́s]), called Jalal-Abad until 2025, is the administrative and economic centre of Jalal-Abad Region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 88 square kilometres (34 sq mi), and its resident population was 123,239 in 2021. It is situated at the north-eastern end of the Fergana Valley along the Kögart river valley, in the foothills of the Babash Ata mountains, near the border with Uzbekistan.