Bazar-Korgon

Bazar-Korgon Базар-Коргон
Town
Bazar-Korgon
Coordinates: 41°02′30″N 72°44′50″E
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Jalal-Abad
District	Bazar-Korgon
Town	2021
Elevation	728 m (2,388 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	41,011
Time zone	UTC+6 (KGT)

Bazar-Korgon (Kyrgyz: Базар-Коргон; Uzbek: Bozorqoʻrgʻon) is a town in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan.[1] Formerly a large village, it was established as a city in January 2021 from the former rural community (ayyl aymagy) of Bazar-Korgon (villages Bazar-Korgon, Besh-Badam, Jeti-Koshkon and Kök-Alma) and part of the rural community Kengesh (villages Sovet, Auk, Kyzyl and Orto-Say).[2] Its population was 41,011 in 2021.[3] The majority of its inhabitants are ethnic Uzbek (approximately 80 percent) and the remaining 20% are predominantly ethnic Kyrgyzs. The town has a large open air market. Shared taxis to the regional capital Jalal-Abad depart every 15 to 20 minutes.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2009	33,359	—
2021	41,011	+1.74%
Note: resident population; Sources:[4][3]

Notable people

• Azimzhan Askarov

References

1. Soviet military map K-43-25 (1:200,000)
2. "Law on the establishment of the city of Bazar-Korgon" (in Kyrgyz and Russian). 20 January 2021.
3. "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
4. "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Jalal-Abad Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 321.