Uchqoʻrgʻon

For the village in Kyrgyzstan, see Uch-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan.
Uchqoʻrgʻon
City
Uchqoʻrgʻon

Location in Uzbekistan

Coordinates: 41°07′17″N 72°05′37″E / 41.12139°N 72.09361°E / 41.12139; 72.09361Coordinates: 41°07′17″N 72°05′37″E / 41.12139°N 72.09361°E / 41.12139; 72.09361
Country  Uzbekistan
Province Namangan Province
District Uchqoʻrgʻon District
Population (2004)
 • Total 33,300
Time zone UZT (UTC+5)
Postal code 160900-160904[1]

Uchqoʻrgʻon (Russian: Учкурган, Uchkurgan) is a city and seat of Uchqoʻrgʻon District in Namangan Province in eastern Uzbekistan. In 1989 it had a population of 23,772.[2]

In 1969 Uchqoʻrgʻon was granted city status. The city has cotton-cleaning and oil-extracting factories.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Наманганская область (in Russian). pochta.uz. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ↑ УЧКУРГАН (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012.


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