| Official Name: | Shopokov |
| Native Name: | Шопоков |
| Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Chüy Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Sokuluk District |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Total: | 10289 |
| Coordinates: | 42.84°N 74.31°W |
Shopokov (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Шопоков; Russian: Шопоков|Shopokov) is a town in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 10,289 in 2021. Shopokov is a city of district significance within Sokuluk District.[1]
According to a report by the local authorities (undated, but published some time between 2003 and 2009), the town's population was 9,150.[2] Major ethnic groups were Russians (4906), Kyrgyz (2704), Ukrainians (752), and Germans (296).[2]
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.Shopokov was incorporated as a town (город) and received its present name on February 25, 1985.[2]
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.[2]
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the sugar mill has been privatized, and is still in operation. Local industries also manufacture a variety of equipment for food-processing industry.[2]