Shopokov (Kyrgyz: Шопоков; Russian: Шопоков, romanized: Shopokov) is a town in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 10,289 in 2021.[1] Shopokov is a city of district significance within Sokuluk District.[2]
Shopokov
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| Coordinates: 42°50′24″N 74°18′36″E / 42.84000°N 74.31000°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chüy Region |
| District | Sokuluk District |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 10,289 |
According to a report by the local authorities (undated, but published some time between 2003 and 2009), the town's population was 9,150.[3] Major ethnic groups were Russians (4906), Kyrgyz (2704), Ukrainians (752), and Germans (296).[3]
History edit
The predecessor of today's Shopokov City was an urban-type settlement named Krasnooktyabrsky (Краснооктябрьский, i.e. "Red October"), established in 1939 along with the construction of a sugar mill.[4] Shopokov was incorporated as a town (город) and received its present name on February 25, 1985.[3]
The town is named after Düyshönkul Shopokov, one of the 28 soldiers of Ivan Panfilov's Division who were reported to die heroically on November 16, 1941, while defending Moscow.[3]
Population edit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8,670 | — |
| 1979 | 9,483 | +1.00% |
| 1989 | 9,708 | +0.23% |
| 1999 | 9,133 | −0.61% |
| 2009 | 8,749 | −0.43% |
| 2021 | 10,289 | +1.36% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[1][5] | ||
Economy edit
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the sugar mill has been privatized, and is still in operation.[4] Local industries also manufacture a variety of equipment for food-processing industry.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 77–80.
- ^ a b c d e Добро пожаловать в город Шопоков! (Welcome to Shopokov!) (in Russian)
- ^ a b DeYoung, Alan J.; Reeves, Madeleine; Valyayeva, Galina K. (2006), Surviving the transition?: case studies of schools and schooling in the Kyrgyz Republic since independence., IAP, pp. 31–32, ISBN 1-59311-512-1
- ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chüy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 235.
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