Chorgolu
Chorgolu
Kyrgyz: Чорголу | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Chorgolu Location within Kyrgyzstan | |
| Coordinates: 42°44′06″N 73°36′22″E / 42.73500°N 73.60611°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Chüy Region |
| District | Panfilov District |
| Rural community | Frunze |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 514 |
| Time zone | UTC+6 |
Chorgolu (Kyrgyz: Чорголу; also spelled Chorgolo) is a village in Panfilov District of Chüy Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Frunze rural community (ayyl aymak). Its population was 514 in 2022. The village is listed in the 2025 state administrative-territorial classifier under SOATE code 41708 219 827 03 0.
Geography
Chorgolu is situated in the western part of Chüy Region, at the northern foothills of the Kyrgyz Ala-Too Range.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan, the village is potentially exposed to floods and mudflows associated with the Chorgoluu, Koktu-Bulak, and Taldy-Bulak watercourses, which may affect residential buildings, agricultural land, and local infrastructure.
Notable events
On 3 May 2013, a United States Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker crashed in the mountains between Chorgolu and the nearby village of Cholok-Aryk, killing all three crew members. The aircraft had departed from the Transit Center at Manas on an aerial refuelling mission to Afghanistan.
References
- ↑ 2022-жылы Кыргыз Республикасынын эл жана турак жай фондун каттоо. I китеп: Калктын негизги социалдык-демографиялык мүнөздөмөлөрү [2022 Population and Housing Census of the Kyrgyz Republic. Book I: Main Socio-demographic Characteristics] (PDF) (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2023. p. 160. ISBN 978-9967-28-695-5.
- ↑ Государственный классификатор: Система обозначений объектов административно-территориальных и территориальных единиц Кыргызской Республики [State Classifier: System of Designations of Administrative-Territorial and Territorial Units of the Kyrgyz Republic] (PDF) (Report) (in Russian). National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2025. p. 56. ГК 003-2025.
- ↑ "Глава 9. Чуйская область". Мониторинг, прогнозирование опасных процессов и явлений на территории Кыргызской Республики [Monitoring and Forecasting of Hazardous Processes and Phenomena in the Kyrgyz Republic] (PDF) (Report) (in Russian). Bishkek: Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2026. p. 639.
- ↑ "Фоторепортаж с места крушения американского самолета-заправщика в Кыргызстане" [Photo report from the site of the American tanker aircraft crash in Kyrgyzstan]. Trend (in Russian). 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "Investigation board determines cause of KC-135 crash in May". United States Air Force. 14 March 2014.
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