Uchkeken is a rural locality situated in Russia. It serves as the administrative center of the Malokarachayevsky District within the Karachay-Cherkess Republic.
According to census data, the population of Uchkeken has fluctuated over recent decades. The 2010 census recorded a population of 16,512, following 15,052 residents in 2002 and 13,872 during the 1989 Soviet census.