Official Name: | Üch-Korgon |
Native Name: | ky|Үч-Коргон |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Batken Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Kadamjay District |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 14708 |
Utc Offset: | +6 |
Coordinates: | 40.23°N 72.06°W |
Elevation M: | 1025 |
Üch-Korgon (ky|Үч-Коргон in Kirghiz; Kyrgyz pronounced as /ʏ́tɕʰ qɔrʁɔ́n/; ru|Уч-Коргон), is a large village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Kadamjay District.[1] With the population of 14,708 (2021), it is the largest village in the region. Under Soviet rule the village was named Molotovabad.
There is a river named Isfayram Soy. Isfayram Soy gives its water to the residents of Üch-Korgon, Kyzyl-Kiya and to other villages around Üch-Korgon and flows further to Quvasoy, a town in Uzbekistan. There are 11 schools in Üch-Korgon such as A.S. Pushkin, Ayniy, Jomiy, etc. Most of the population in Üch-Korgon is involved in growing and selling/exporting cherries, pears and tobacco leaves. Cherries of Üch-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.