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Uchqoʻrgʻon Uzbek: Учқўрғон / Uchqoʻrgʻon
City
Uchqoʻrgʻon is located in UzbekistanUchqoʻrgʻonUchqoʻrgʻonLocation 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
 • Total40,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code160900-160904

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

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

Ittifoq settlement is located nearby.

Etimology

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

References

  1. ^ 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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