Kök-Janggak
Kök-Janggak (also Kok-Dzhangak, Kyrgyz: Көк-жаңгак, meaning "green walnut" in Kyrgyz and Uzbek) is a town in the Suzak District of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan, located at a distance of about 29 km from the regional centre city Jalal-Abad. Its population was 11,400 in 2017.[3]
Kök-Janggak Көк-Жаңгак | |
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  Kök-Janggak Location in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′52″N 73°6′10″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Jalal-Abad Region |
| District | Suzak District |
| Established | 1943 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 11,400 |
History
Kök-Janggak originated as a coal-mining settlement in 1910. The upper strata of coal of the Kok-Yangak coal deposit were mined on a small scale until the October Revolution. During the Civil War in Russia the mine was destroyed by basmachi and extraction was suspended. During the first five-year plan new drift mines were developed and an access railroad from Jalal-Abad was built in 1931, resulting in a rapid increase in coal production. In 1943 Kök-Janggak became a town.[4]
Population
The population of Kök-Janggak was 10,341 in 2004; including 8,400 - Kyrgyz, 640 - Uzbek, 540 - Russian, 210 - Tatar, 140 - Kazakh, and 411 - other nationalities.
References
- "Webpage of Kökjanggak at website of Association of Cities of KR". Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- 2017-жылдагы Кыргыз Республикасынын облустарынын, райондорунун, шаарларынын, шаар тибиндеги кыштактарынын калкынын саны, Численность населения Кыргызской Республики на 1 января 2017 года
- 2017-жылдагы Кыргыз Республикасынын облустарынын, райондорунун, шаарларынын, шаар тибиндеги кыштактарынын калкынын саны, Численность населения Кыргызской Республики на 1 января 2017 года
- Киргизская ССР [Kyrgyz SSR] (in Russian). Gos. izdatel'stvo geograficheskoi literatury. 1956.