Kökjanggak
| Kökjanggak Көкжаңгак |
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 Kökjanggak
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| Coordinates: 41°02′52″N 73°6′10″E / 41.04778°N 73.10278°E | |
| Country |  Kyrgyzstan |
| Province | Jalal-Abad Province |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 12.13 km2 (4.68 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,450 m (4,760 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 1,200 m (3,900 ft) |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 10,341 |
Kökjanggak (also Kok-Jangak or Kok-Dzhangak, Kyrgyz: Көкжаңгак, meaning in Kyrgyz "green walnut", pronounced [kœkd͡ʒɑɴɢɑ́q]) is a town of about 10,000 in the Suzak District of the Jalal-Abad Oblast of western Kyrgyzstan, located at a distance of about 35 km of the regional centre city Jalal-Abad.
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[edit] History
Kökjanggak originated as a coal-mining settlement in the beginning of 20-th century. The upper strata of coal of Kok-Jangak coal deposit have been 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 access railroad from Jalal-Abad built. This resulted in rapid increase of the coal production. In 1943 Kökjanggak became a town.[2]
[edit] Population
The population of Kökjanggak was 10,341 in 2004 including 8,400 - Kyrgyz, 640 - Uzbek, 540 - Russian, 210 - Tatar, 140 - Kazakh, and 411 - other nationalities.
[edit] References
- ^ Webpage of Kökjanggak at website of Association of Cities of KR
- ^ (in Russian) Киргизская ССР [Kyrgyz SSR]. Gos. izdatel'stvo geograficheskoi literatury. 1956.
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 41°02′52″N 73°06′10″E / 41.04778°N 73.10278°E
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