Özgön
Özgön
Өзгөн Uzgen | |
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Özgön (Kyrgyz: Өзгөн)[2] or Uzgen (Russian: Узген)[3] is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District.[2] Its population was 62,802 in 2021.[1]
History
The town is mentioned in Chinese annals of the second century BC. It was one of the capitals of the
Accounts of Özgön were found in the works of Arab writers like Al-Muqaddasi and Ibn Hawqal in the 10th century.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23,113 | — |
| 1979 | 29,214 | +2.64% |
| 1989 | 34,167 | +1.58% |
| 1999 | 41,497 | +1.96% |
| 2009 | 49,410 | +1.76% |
| 2021 | 62,802 | +2.02% |
| Note: resident population; Sources:[5][1] | ||
Geography
Özgön is located at the far eastern end of the
Climate
Özgön has a hot summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa). Summers are hot and dry. Precipitation occurs mostly in winter and its adjacent months.
| Climate data for Özgön | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4.3 (24.3) |
−1.7 (28.9) |
6.1 (43.0) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.5 (65.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.8 (73.0) |
18 (64) |
11.5 (52.7) |
4.4 (39.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 40.9 (1.61) |
51.2 (2.02) |
77.8 (3.06) |
86.3 (3.40) |
71.9 (2.83) |
38 (1.5) |
19.6 (0.77) |
10.9 (0.43) |
12.6 (0.50) |
54.9 (2.16) |
54.6 (2.15) |
40.7 (1.60) |
559.4 (22.02) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 73.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%)
|
77.3 | 74.9 | 66.6 | 56.8 | 51.8 | 44.6 | 46.1 | 50 | 52.8 | 60.2 | 69 | 77.9 | 60.7 |
| Source: "The Climate of Uzgen". Weatherbase. Retrieved 31 July 2014. | |||||||||||||
Famous people
- Salizhan Sharipov, born in 1964, astronaut
One of the middle/high schools of Özgön was named after him.
References
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Kyrgyz Republic" (in Kyrgyz). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. May 2021. p. 59.
- ^ Узген in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
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- ^ "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. p. 201.
- ISBN 978-0-19-530991-1.
- ISBN 978-1-136-81997-1.
External links
- ÖZGÄND[permanent dead link], Encyclopædia Iranica
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