Pakhtakor, Uzbekistan

Pakhtakor
Pakhtakor

Location in Uzbekistan

Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 67°57′16″E / 40.31528°N 67.95444°E / 40.31528; 67.95444Coordinates: 40°18′55″N 67°57′16″E / 40.31528°N 67.95444°E / 40.31528; 67.95444
Country Uzbekistan
Region Jizzakh Region
District Pakhtakor District
Elevation 305 m (1,001 ft)
Population (1989)
  Total 15,366
Time zone UZT (UTC+5)
Postal code 130900-130904[1]

Pakhtakor (Uzbek: Paxtakor/Пахтакор, Russian: Пахтакaр) is a town in Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Pakhtakor District.

In 1989 it had a population of 15,366, and has an estimated population of 23,593 in 2012.[2][3] In 1974 Paxtakor was granted city status. The city has a cotton-cleaning factory.[4]

References

  1. "Pochta indekslari - Jizzax filiali" (in Uzbek). pochta.uz. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 г. (in Russian). demoscope.ru. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  3. "Uzbekistan: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". World Gazetteer. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  4. ПАХТАКОР (in Russian). Энциклопедический словарь. 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
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