Shopokov

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

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

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

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
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

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
  1. "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. Добро пожаловать в город Шопоков! (Welcome to Shopokov!) (in Russian)
  4. 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.
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