Qashqadaryo Region

Qashqadaryo Region

Qashqadaryo viloyati
Кашкадарьинская область
Qashqadaryo Region Qashqadaryo viloyati Кашкадарьинская область
Region
	Qashqadaryo in Uzbekistan
	Coordinates: 38°50′N 66°50′E
Country	Uzbekistan
Capital	Qarshi
Government
• Hokim	Zafar Ruziev
Area
• Total	28,568 km2 (11,030 sq mi)
Elevation	480 m (1,570 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	3,408,345
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (East)
ISO 3166 code	UZ-QA
Districts	13
Cities	12
Towns	117
Villages	1041
Website	www.qashqadaryo.uz

Qashqadaryo Region (Uzbek: Qashqadaryo viloyati, Қашқадарё вилояти, قەشقەدەريا ۋىلايەتى; old spelling Kashkadarya Region, Russian: Кашкадарьинская область) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the south-eastern part of the country in the basin of the river Qashqadaryo and on the western slopes of the Pamir-Alay mountains. It borders with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Samarqand Region, Bukhara Region and Surxondaryo Region. It covers an area of 28,570 km².[1] The population is estimated 3,408,345 (2022), with 57% living in rural areas.[2][3] The regional capital is Qarshi (278,300 inhabitants).

Administrative divisions

Districts of Kashkadarya Region

The Qashqadaryo Region consists of 13 districts (listed below) and two district-level cities: Qarshi and Shahrisabz.[1][4]

	District name	District capital
1	Chiroqchi District	Chiroqchi
2	Dehqonobod District	Karashina
3	Gʻuzor District	Gʻuzor
4	Qamashi District	Qamashi
5	Qarshi District	Beshkent
6	Koson District	Koson
7	Kasbi District	Mugʻlon
8	Kitob District	Kitob
9	Mirishkor District	Yangi Mirishkor
10	Muborak District	Muborak
11	Nishon District	Yangi Nishon
12	Shakhrisabz District	Shahrisabz
13	Yakkabogʻ District	Yakkabogʻ

There are 12 cities (Qarshi, Shahrisabz, Gʻuzor, Qamashi, Beshkent, Koson, Kitob, Muborak, Yangi Nishon, Tallimarjon, Chiroqchi, Yakkabogʻ) and 117 urban-type settlements in the Qashqadaryo Region.[1][4]

Geography

The climate is a typically arid continental climate and partly semi-tropical.

Economy

Natural resources include significant petroleum and natural gas reserves, with the Muborak Oil and Gas Processing Plant as the region’s largest industry. Other industry includes wool processing, textiles, light industry, food processing and construction materials. Major agricultural activities include cotton, various crops and livestock. The irrigation infrastructure is very well developed with the large Tallimarjon Reservoir as a reliable water source.

The region has a well-developed transport infrastructure, with over 350 km of railways and 4000 km of surfaced roads.

Culture

The city of Shahrisabz, the birthplace of Amir Timur, is the main tourist attraction in the region.

Notes

"Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2021.
"Ўзбекистонда энг кўп аҳоли қайси вилоятда яшайди?". Qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2022-02-11.
"Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.
"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.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[stat-1] "Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2021.

[2] "Ўзбекистонда энг кўп аҳоли қайси вилоятда яшайди?". Qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2022-02-11.

[qashstat-3] "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.

[class-4] "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.