Shopokov

Shopokov (; ) 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.Добро пожаловать в город Шопоков!  (Welcome to Shopokov!)  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

Category:Populatit places in Chuy Province