Qoʻrgʻontepa

Qoʻrgʻontepa (Uzbek: Qoʻrgʻontepa, Қўрғонтепа, Russian: Кургантепа) is a small city and seat of Qoʻrgʻontepa District, in Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan.[3] It is located roughly 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Osh, near the border with Kyrgyzstan.[4] In 1989 it had a population of 19,565,[5] and 30,800 in 2016.[6] In 1976 Qo’rg’ontepa was granted city status. The city has a cotton factory, a tool factory and sewing factory.[7] The city is located on the Uzbek Railways Andijan-Karasu line.

Qoʻrgʻontepa
City
Qoʻrgʻontepa is located in Uzbekistan
Qoʻrgʻontepa
Qoʻrgʻontepa
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 72°45′30″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionAndijan Region
DistrictQoʻrgʻontepa District
City status1976
Elevation
693 m (2,274 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total30,800
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Postal code
170700[2]
Area code(+998) 7631
Vehicle registration60

References
  1. Uzbekistan, Geoba.se
  2. "Pochta indekslari - Andijon filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 12 May 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. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
  5. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  6. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 143.
  7. КУРГАНТЕПА (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
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