Qo‘rg‘ontepa

Qoʻrgʻontepa
City
Qoʻrgʻontepa Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°44′01″N 72°45′30″E / 40.73361°N 72.75833°ECoordinates: 40°44′01″N 72°45′30″E / 40.73361°N 72.75833°E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Andijan Region
District	Qo‘rg‘ontepa District
City status	1976
Elevation	693 m (2,274 ft)
Population (2010)
• Total	27,197
Time zone	UZT (UTC+5)
Postal code	170700[1]
Area code(s)	(+998) 7631
Vehicle registration	60

Qoʻrgʻontepa (Uzbek: Qoʻrgʻontepa, Қўрғонтепа, Russian: Кургантепа) is a small city and seat of Qo‘rg‘ontepa District, in Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is located roughly 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Osh, near the border with Kyrgyzstan.^[2] In 1989 it had a population of 19,565, and has an estimated population of 28,648 in 2012.^[3][4] In 1976 Qo’rg’ontepa was granted city status. The city has a cotton factory, a tool factory and sewing factory.^[5] The city is located on the Uzbek Railways Andijan-Karasu line.

References

1. "Pochta indekslari - Andijon filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
2. Maps (Map). Google Maps.
3. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
4. "Uzbekistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
5. КУРГАНТЕПА (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2012.