Uzboý

Uzboý Uzboý şäherçesi
Town
Location in Turkmenistan
Coordinates: 39°20′19″N 54°09′01″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 a town in 1939, its name was then changed to Uzboý in 2003. In 2022, Uzboý had a population of 730 people.

Etymology

The name Uzboý originated from a dried-up stream called Uzboý.

History

The town emerged from an oil plant established at the foot of a hill called Neftedag, literally "Oil-hill" in Turkmen.

Demographics

Historical population of Uzboý

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1959	3,059	—
1970	2,485	−1.87%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1979	2,361	−0.57%
1989	1,302	−5.78%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2022	730	−1.74%