Qo‘rg‘ontepa

Qoʻrgʻontepa
City
Qoʻrgʻontepa
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 72°45′30″E / 40.73361°N 72.75833°E / 40.73361; 72.75833Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 72°45′30″E / 40.73361°N 72.75833°E / 40.73361; 72.75833
Country  Uzbekistan
Region Andijan Region
District Qo‘rg‘ontepa District
City status 1976
Elevation 693 m (2,274 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 27,197
Time zone UTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code 170700[1]
Area code(s) (+998) 7631
Vehicle registration 60

Qoʻrgʻontepa (Uzbek: Qoʻrgʻontepa, Қўрғонтепа, Russian: Кургантепа) is a small city and seat of Qo‘rg‘ontepa District, in Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is located roughly 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Osh, near the border with Kyrgyzstan.[2] In 1989 it had a population of 19,565, and has an estimated population of 28,648 in 2012.[3][4] In 1976 Qo’rg’ontepa was granted city status. The city has a cotton factory, a tool factory and sewing factory.[5] The city is located on the Uzbek Railways Andijan-Karasu line.

References

  1. ↑ "Pochta indekslari - Andijon filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  3. ↑ Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Uzbekistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  5. ↑ КУРГАНТЕПА (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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