Shopokov
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Shopokov (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is a town in the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 10,289 in 2021.[1] Shopokov is a city of district significance within Sokuluk District.[2]
According to a report by the local authorities (undated, but published some time between 2003 and 2009), the town's population was 9,150.[3] Major ethnic groups were Russians (4906), Kyrgyz (2704), Ukrainians (752), and Germans (296).[3]
History
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.[4] Shopokov was incorporated as a town (город) and received its present name on February 25, 1985.[3]
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.[3]
Population
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Economy
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the sugar mill has been privatized, and is still in operation.[4] Local industries also manufacture a variety of equipment for food-processing industry.[3]
References
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