Kök-Janggak Explained

Official Name:Kök-Janggak
Native Name:Көк-Жаңгак
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Name1:Jalal-Abad Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Suzak District
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1943
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:12.13
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:12117
Coordinates:41.0333°N 85°W
Elevation Max M:1450
Elevation Min M:1200

Kök-Janggak (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Көк-жаңгак, meaning "blue walnut" in Kyrgyz and Uzbek, Russian: Кок-Янгак Kok-Yangak) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan, located at a distance of about 29 km from the regional centre city Jalal-Abad. Its population was 12,117 in 2021. It is a city of regional significance within the Suzak District.[2]

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.[3]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Webpage of Kökjanggak at website of Association of Cities of KR . 2010-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322031439/http://www.citykr.kg/en/kokjangak.php . 2012-03-22 . dead .
  2. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 24.
  3. Book: ru:Киргизская ССР . Kyrgyz SSR. Gos. izdatel'stvo geograficheskoi literatury . ru . 1956.