Uch-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan

Uch-Korgon or Üch-Korgon (Kyrgyz: Үч-Коргон, pronounced [ytʃqorʁón]), is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. With the population of 56,820 (2017 Census), it is the largest village in the region.[1] Under Soviet rule the village was named Molotovabad.

For other uses, see Korgon.
Uch-Korgon

Kyrgyz: Үч-Коргон
Uch-Korgon
Coordinates: 40°13′48″N 72°03′36″E
CountryKyrgyzstan
RegionBatken Region
DistrictKadamjay District
Elevation
1,025 m (3,363 ft)
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total56,820
Time zoneUTC +6

There is a river named Isfayram Soy. Isfayram Soy gives its water to the residents of Uch-Korgon, Kyzyl-Kiya and to other villages around Uch-Korgon and flows further to Quvasoy, a town in Uzbekistan. There are 11 schools in Uch-Korgon such as A.S. Pushkin, Ayniy, Jomiy, etc. Most of the population in Uch-Korgon is involved in growing and selling/exporting cherries, pears and tobacco leaves. Cherries of Uch-Korgon, known as "third type cherry," are the most popular and are claimed to be the largest in the world. Cherries ripen late May and early June.

References
  1. "2017 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Batken Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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