Uchqoʻrgʻon | |
Native Name: | uz|Учқўрғон / Uchqoʻrgʻon |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Uzbekistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Name1: | Namangan Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Uchqoʻrgʻon District |
Leader Title: | Governor |
Leader Name: | Jakhongir Rizzayev |
Population As Of: | 2016 |
Population Total: | 40000 |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 41.1214°N 72.0936°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 160900-160904[1] |
Uchqoʻrgʻon (; pronounced as /uz/) is a city and seat of Uchqoʻrgʻon District in Namangan Region in eastern Uzbekistan.[2] In 1989 it had a population of 23,772,[3] and 40,000 in 2016.[4]
In 1969 Uchqoʻrgʻon was granted city status. The city has cotton-cleaning and oil-extracting factories.[5]
Ittifoq settlement is located nearby.
Uchqoʻrgʻon is translated from Uzbek as "three kurgan" or "three fortifications".