Pülgön Explained

Official Name:Pülgön
Native Name:Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Пүлгөн
Pushpin Map:Kyrgyzstan
Mapsize:200px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Kyrgyzstan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Batken
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Kadamjay
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:3014
Utc Offset:+6
Coordinates:40.1389°N 71.7306°W
Elevation M:1044

Pülgön (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Пүлгөн|Pülgön, Russian: Пульгон|Pul'gon) is a village in the Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. Administratively, it is part of the city Kadamjay within the Kadamjay District.[1] Until 2012, it was the administrative center of the Kadamjay District. Its population was 3,014 in 2021. In the Soviet era, the village was officially known as Frunzenskoye, and the district was known as Frunzensky District (Frunze District) of Osh Region.

The village is located next to Kyrgyzstan's border with Uzbekistan. The antimony miners' town of Kadamjay (formerly known as Frunze) is immediately adjacent to the village from the south. Another nearby town is Orozbekovo (6 miles).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic. ky. May 2021. National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 42–46.