Uzboý
Uzboý
Uzboý şäherçesi | |
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Town | |
Location in Turkmenistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′19″N 54°09′01″E / 39.3387°N 54.1502°E | |
| Country | Turkmenistan |
| Province | Balkan Province |
| District | Balkanabat |
| Population (2022 official census) | |
• Total | 730 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
Uzboý, previously known as "in the name of the 26 Baku Commissars" (in Russian: "имени 26 Бакинских Комиссаров"), or Vyshka ("Вышка") is a town in Balkan Province, Turkmenistan. The town is subordinate to Balkanabat city, which has district status. Promoted to town in 1939, its name was then changed to Uzboý in 2003. In 2022, Uzboý had a population of 730 people.[1]
Etymology
The name Uzboý has been picked from a dead stream called Uzboý.
History
The town emerged from an oil plant established at the foot of a hill called Neftedag, litterally "Oil-hill" in Turkmen.
Demographics
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References
- ^ "Türkmenistanyň Statistika baradaky döwlet komiteti". www.stat.gov.tm. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
- ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". www.demoscope.ru. Retrieved 2025-12-04.