Andijan Region
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Andijan Region
Андижон вилояти / Andijon viloyati | |
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Region | |
UTC+5 (not observed) | |
ISO 3166 code | UZ-AN |
Districts | 14 |
Cities | 11 |
Townships | 0 |
Villages | 95 |
Website | www |
Andijan Region (Uzbek: Andijon viloyati/Андижон вилояти, اندیجان ولايتى, Russian: Андижанская область) is a region of Uzbekistan, located in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. It borders with Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad and Osh Regions), Fergana Region and Namangan Region. It covers an area of 4,300 km2. The population is estimated to be around 3,253,528 (2022)[1] thus making Andijan Region the most densely populated region of Uzbekistan.
The name Andijan has originated from the Persian word of اندکان Andakan.[2] The traditional etymology connects the name with the Turk, ethnonym Gandhi (Gandhi Turks), known from pre-Islamic period.[3]
Andijan Region is divided into 14 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Andijan. The climate is a typically continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.
Industry includes metal processing,
Administrative divisions
The Andijan Region consists of 14 districts (listed below) and two district-level cities: Andijan and Xonobod.[4][5]
District name | District capital | |
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1 | Andijan District | Kuyganyor |
2 | Asaka District | Asaka |
3 | Baliqchi District | Baliqchi |
4 | Boʻston District | Boʻz |
5 | Buloqboshi District | Buloqboshi |
6 | Izboskan District | Poytugʻ |
7 | Jalaquduq District | Jalaquduq |
8 | Xoʻjaobod District | Xoʻjaobod |
9 | Qoʻrgʻontepa District | Qoʻrgʻontepa |
10 | Marhamat District | Marhamat |
11 | Oltinkoʻl District | Oltinkol |
12 | Paxtaobod District | Paxtaobod |
13 | Shahrixon District | Shahrixon |
14 | Ulugʻnor District | Oqoltin |
There are 11 cities (Andijan, Xonobod, Jalaquduq, Poytugʻ, Qoʻrgʻontepa, Qorasuv, Asaka, Marhamat, Shahrixon, Paxtaobod, Xoʻjaobod) and 79 urban-type settlements in the Andijan Region.[4][5]
References
- ^ "Ўзбекистонда энг кўп аҳоли қайси вилоятда яшайди?". Qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ Dehkhoda Dictionary Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь. — М: АСТ. Поспелов Е.М. 2001.
- ^ a b "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining maʼmuriy-hududiy boʻlinishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan] (in Uzbek). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022.
- ^ 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.