Kök-Janggak

Kök-Janggak Көк-Жаңгак
Kök-Janggak Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 41°02′52″N 73°6′10″E / 41.04778°N 73.10278°E / 41.04778; 73.10278Coordinates: 41°02′52���N 73°6′10″E / 41.04778°N 73.10278°E / 41.04778; 73.10278
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Jalal-Abad Region
District	Suzak District
Established	1943
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  (2017)[2]
• Total	11,400

Kök-Janggak (also Kok-Dzhangak, Kyrgyz: Көк-жаңгак, meaning "green walnut" in Kyrgyz and Uzbek) is a town in the Suzak District of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan, located at a distance of about 29 km from the regional centre city Jalal-Abad. Its population was 11,400 in 2017.^[3]

History[]

Kök-Janggak originated as a coal-mining settlement in 1910. The upper strata of coal of the Kok-Yangak coal deposit were 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 an access railroad from Jalal-Abad was built in 1931, resulting in a rapid increase in coal production. In 1943 Kök-Janggak became a town.^[4]

Population[]

The population of Kök-Janggak was 10,341 in 2004; including 8,400 - Kyrgyz, 640 - Uzbek, 540 - Russian, 210 - Tatar, 140 - Kazakh, and 411 - other nationalities.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

External links[]

• Assessment of the Coal Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic

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