Country Kyrgyzstan District Kadamjay District Elevation 1,025 m Population 11,820 (2009) | Region Batken Region Time zone UTC +5 Local time Thursday 7:44 PM | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 66% Humidity | ||
Uch-Korgon or Üch-Korgon (Kyrgyz: Үч-Коргон, pronounced [ytʃqorʁón]), is a village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. With the population of 11,820 (2009 Census), it is the largest village in the region. Under Soviet rule the village was named Molotovabad.
Map of Uch-Korgon, Kyrgyzstan
There is a river named Isfayram Soy. Isfayram Soy gives its water to the residents of Uch-Korgon, Kyzyl-Kiya and to other villages around Uch-Korgon and flows further to Quvasoy, a town in Uzbekistan. There are 11 schools in Uch-Kurgan such as A.S. Pushkin, Ayniy, Jomiy, etc.. Most of the population in Uch-Korgon is involved in growing and selling/exporting cherries, pears and tobacco leaves. Cherries of Uch-Korgon, known as "third type cherry," are the most popular and are claimed to be the largest in the world. Cherries ripen late May and early June.