Kitob District

Coordinates: 39°11′59″N 67°05′39″E / 39.19972°N 67.09417°E / 39.19972; 67.09417
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Kitob District
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Kitob District (Uzbek: Kitob tumani) is a district of Qashqadaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Kitob.[1] It has an area of 1,750 km2 (680 sq mi)[2] and its population is 266,400 (2021 est.).[3] The district consists of one city (Kitob), 13 urban-type settlements (Alaqoʻyliq, Bektemir, Rus qishloq, Baxtdarvozasi, Beshterak, Varganza, Obikanda, Panji, Sariosiyo, Sevaz, Xoji, Yakkatut, Yangiobod) and 12 rural communities.[1]

The district is mainly located on the southern slopes of the Zarafshan Range. The population of the district is overwhelming Tajik, with the Kitob town being almost entirely inhabited by that ethnic group.

In 1979, the

Sus scrofa (wild boar). A part of Hisar State Reserve is also located in this district.[4]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "O'zbekiston Respublikasining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.
  3. ^ "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qashqadaryo regional department of statistics.
  4. ^ Rangelands of the Arid and Semi-arid Zones in Uzbekistan at Google Books

39°11′59″N 67°05′39″E / 39.19972°N 67.09417°E / 39.19972; 67.09417