Uchqoʻrgʻon
Uzbek: Uchqoʻrgʻon
City
Uchqoʻrgʻon is located in Uzbekistan
Uchqoʻrgʻon
Uchqoʻrgʻon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°07′17″N 72°05′37″E / 41.12139°N 72.09361°E / 41.12139; 72.09361
Country Uzbekistan
RegionNamangan Region
DistrictUchqoʻrgʻon District
Government
 • GovernorJakhongir Rizzayev
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total40,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code
160900-160904[2]

Uchqoʻrgʻon (Uzbek: Uchqoʻrgʻon) is a city and seat of Uchqoʻrgʻon District in Namangan Region in eastern Uzbekistan.[3] In 1989 it had a population of 23,772,[4] and 40,000 in 2016.[1]

In 1969 Uchqoʻrgʻon was granted city status. The city has cotton-cleaning and oil-extracting factories.[5]

Ittifoq settlement is located nearby.

Etimology

Uchqoʻrgʻon is translated from Uzbek as "three kurgan" or "three fortifications".

References

  1. 1 2 Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
  2. ↑ Наманганская область (in Russian). pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  4. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
  5. ↑ УЧКУРГАН (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
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