Jizzakh Region
Жиззх вилояти / Jizzax viloyati Джизакская область | |
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Region | |
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 Jizzakh in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′N 67°40′E / 40.417°N 67.667°E | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Capital | Jizzakh |
| Government | |
| • Hokim | Ergash Saliev |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,210 km2 (8,190 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,635,608 |
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
| ISO 3166 code | UZ-JI |
| Districts | 12 |
| Cities | 6 |
| Towns | 42 |
| Villages | 525 |
| Website | jizzax |
Jizzakh Region[a][b] is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center/east of the country. It borders Tajikistan to the south and south-east, Samarqand Region to the west, Navoiy Region to the north-west, Kazakhstan to the north, and Sirdaryo Region to the east. It covers an area of 21,210 km2.[1] The population is 1,443,408 (2024 estimate) with 53% living in rural areas.[2][3]
The regional capital is Jizzakh (pop. 212,689, 2024). Other major towns include Doʻstlik, Gagarin, Gʻallaorol, Paxtakor, and Dashtobod. Jizzakh Region was formerly a part of Sirdaryo Region but was given separate status in 1973.[4]
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- ^ "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.
- ^ "O'zbekistonda eng ko'p aholi qaysi viloyatda yashaydi?". Qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Жиззах вилоятининг ижтимоий–иқтисодий ривожланиши, иқтисодиёт тармоқлари ва ҳудудлар ҳолати 2020 йил II-чорак" [Socio-economic development of Jizzakh region, the state of industries and regions in the II quarter of 2020] (in Uzbek). Jizzakh regional department of statistics. p. 113.
- ^ "Жиззах вилояти" [Jizzakh Region] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. pp. 136–140.
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