Shopokov ( ky, Шопоков; russian: Шопоков, Shopokov) is a town in the Chüy Region of

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

. Its population was 10,289 in 2021. Shopokov is a city of district significance within

Sokuluk District Sokuluk ( ky, Сокулук району; russian: Сокулукский район) is a district of the Chüy Region in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population was 194,579 in 2021. The administrative seat lies at Sokuluk ...

. According to a report by the local authorities (undated, but published some time between 2003 and 2009), the town's population was 9,150.Добро пожаловать в город Шопоков!
(Welcome to Shopokov!) Major ethnic groups were Russians (4906), Kyrgyz (2704), Ukrainians (752), and Germans (296).

History

The predecessor of today's Shopokov City was an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

named Krasnooktyabrsky (Краснооктябрьский, i.e. "Red October"), established in 1939 along with the construction of a sugar mill. Shopokov was incorporated as a town (город) and received its present name on February 25, 1985. The town is named after Düyshönkul Shopokov, one of the 28 soldiers of

Ivan Panfilov Ivan Vasilyevich Panfilov (russian: Иван Васильевич Панфилов; – 18 November 1941) was a Soviet general and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union, known for his command of the 316th Rifle Division during the defense of Mo ...

's Division who were reported to die heroically on November 16, 1941 while defending Moscow.

Population

Economy

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the sugar mill has been privatized, and is still in operation. Local industries also manufacture a variety of equipment for food-processing industry.

References

Populated places in Chüy Region {{Chuy-geo-stub