Kogon, Uzbekistan

Kogon (Uzbek: Kogon; Tajik: Когон; until 1935 Uzbek: Yangi Buxoro) is a district-level city in Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. It is also the seat of Kogon District, but not part of it.[2]

For other uses, see Kogon (disambiguation).
Kogon
Uzbek: Kogon
City
Travel Palace
Travel Palace
Kogon is located in Uzbekistan
Kogon
Kogon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°43′N 64°33′E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionBukhara Region
Town status1929
Area
 • Total20 km2 (8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total62,300
 • Density3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

History
Train Station "Bukhara-1"

The city was named Yangi Buxoro (New Bukhara) until 1935.

The city has a railway station, Bukhara-1, serving the city of Bukhara, which is located 12 km from Kogon. In 1990 construction of long-distance trolleybus line Bukhara - Kogon started, but later it was discontinued.

Population

The town population in 1989 was 48,054.[3] It has an area of 20 km2 (7.7 sq mi).[4]

References
  1. Urban and rural population by region, Bukhara regional department of statistics (in Uzbek).
  2. "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.
  3. Population census-1989 Archived 2012-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Buxoro viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Bukhara Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Bukhara regional department of statistics.
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