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Shopokov

Coordinates: 42°50′24″N 74°18′36″E / 42.84000°N 74.31000°E / 42.84000; 74.31000
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Shopokov
Шопоков
Official seal of Shopokov
Shopokov is located in Kyrgyzstan
Shopokov
Shopokov
Coordinates: 42°50′24″N 74°18′36″E / 42.84000°N 74.31000°E / 42.84000; 74.31000
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionChüy Region
DistrictSokuluk District
Population
 (2021)
 • Total10,289

Shopokov (Kyrgyz: Шопоков; Russian: Шопоков, romanizedShopokov) 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]

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

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
19708,670—    
19799,483+1.00%
19899,708+0.23%
19999,133−0.61%
20098,749−0.43%
202110,289+1.36%
Note: resident population; Sources:[1][5]

Economy

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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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. pp. 77–80.
  3. ^ a b c d e Добро пожаловать в город Шопоков! (Welcome to Shopokov!) (in Russian)
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Chüy Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 235.