Chiroqchi (Uzbek: Chiroqchi, Чироқчи) is a district (Uzbek: tuman) in the north-east of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The administrative center of the district is the city of Chiroqchi.[1] Its area is 2,840 km2 (1,100 sq mi),[2][3] and its population is 419,800 (2021 est.).[4] The district consists of one city (Chiroqchi), 8 urban-type settlements (Jar, Oʻymovut, Dam, Pakandi, Paxtaobod, Chiyal, Koʻkdala, Ayritom) and 20 rural communities.[1]
Chiroqchi | |
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| Chiroqchi tumani | |
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| Coordinates: 39°10′N 66°30′E / 39.167°N 66.500°E | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Region | Qashqadaryo Region |
| Capital | Chiroqchi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,840 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 419,800 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
There is a Polish war cemetery for World War II soldiers in Chiroqchi.
References
edit- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Чироқчи тумани" [Chiroqchi District] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. pp. 116–117.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "O'zbekiston Respublikasining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.
- ^ "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.
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