Taxtakoʻpir

Taxtakoʻpir (Uzbek: Taxtakoʻpir, Karakalpak: Taxtakópir, Russian: Тахтакупыр, romanized: Takhtakupyr)[1] is an urban-type settlement and seat of the Taxtakoʻpir District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[2] It is 107 kilometres (66 mi) from the Karakalpak capital of Nukus.

Taxtakoʻpir
Town
Karakalpak boys race in Taxtako‘pir
Taxtakoʻpir
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 43°01′21″N 60°17′19″E
Country Uzbekistan
Autonomous RepublicKarakalpakstan
DistrictTaxtakoʻpir District
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2004)
 • Total17,100
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

The town has been the seat of Taxtakoʻpir District since 1984. It has six public schools and two vocational colleges.

The population in 2004 was 17,100. In 1989, during the last Soviet census, the population was recorded as 15,022 (7,553 men and 7,469 women).

References
  1. "Taxtakoʻpir, Karakalpakstan". Geonames.org. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
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