Shopokov

Shopokov (Kyrgyz: Шопоков; Roushie: Шопоков) is a toun in the Chuy Province o Kyrgyzstan. Awtho geographically locatit athin Sokuluk Destrict o that province an bein the de facto economic an cultural centre o the destrict, Shopokov is admeenistered separately frae the destrict. Accordin tae a report bi the local authorities (undatit, but published some time atween 2003 an 2009), the toun's population wis 9,150. Major ethnic groups wure Roushies (4906), Kyrgyz (2704), Ukrainians (752), an Germans (296). History The predecessor o the day's Shopokov Ceety wis an urban-type settlement named Krasnooktyabrsky (Краснооктябрьский, i.e. "Red October"), established in 1939 alang wi the construction o a sugar mill. Shopokov wis incorporatit as a toun (город) an received its present name on Februar 25, 1985. The toun is named efter Duyshenkul Shopokov, ane o the 28 sodgers o Ivan Panfilov's Diveesion who wur reportit tae dee heroically on November 16, 1941 while defendin Moscow. Economy Efter the dissolution o the Soviet Union, the sugar mill haes been privatized, an is still in operation. Local industries an aa manufacture a variety o equipment for fuid-processin industry. Sources World Gazetteer: Kyrgyzstan – Warld-Gazetteer.com