Chirchiq is a city in Tashkent Region in eastern Uzbekistan, about 32 kilometers northeast of the capital along the Chirchiq River in the Chatkal Mountains. It was founded in 1935 when several villages merged following construction of a hydroelectric power station on the river. Its population was about 162,800 in 2021. Chirchiq is an industrial center producing fertilizers, ferroalloys and agricultural machinery, an agricultural hub for vegetables and fruit, and a source of drinking water for Tashkent and southern cities through a diversion on the Chirchiq River.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude41.466667 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Chirchiq (Wikidata)
P571 (inception)
+1935-00-00T00:00:00Z
P1082 (population)
population 159,400 (1994)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 41.466667, longitude 69.583333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 582 m
P2046 (area)
area 34.0 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 159400 (1994)
View the Source2. GeoNames: Chirchiq - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 1514210
41.46889 69.58222 P PPL UZ 14 162800 602 Asia/Tashkent
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 602 m
View the Source 3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 69.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.25, 69.75
41.25 69.75 Dsa
Chirchiq (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Central Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and countryView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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