Regions of Uzbekistan (Redirected from Provinces of Uzbekistan)

Independent city, autonomous republic,
and regions of Uzbekistan
CategoryUnitary state
LocationRepublic of Uzbekistan
Number12 regions
1 autonomous republic
1 independent city
PopulationsRegions only:
777,100 (Sirdaryo) – 3,514,800 (Samarqand)
AreasRegions only:
4,200 km2 (1,621 sq mi) (Andijan) – 110,800 km2 (42,780 sq mi) (Navoiy)
Government
Subdivisions

Uzbekistan is divided into 12 regions (viloyatlar, singular – viloyat, viloyati in compound, e.g. Toshkent viloyati), 1 autonomous republic (respublika, respublikasi in compound, e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi), and 1 independent city (shahar or shahri in compounds, e.g. Toshkent shahri).

List

Names are given below in the Uzbek language, although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist. The regions in turn are divided into 175 districts (tumanlar, singular tuman).

Key Name Capital city Area (km2) Population (2015) Population density
1 Tashkent 327 2,829,300 8,652
2 Andijan Region Andijan 4,303 2,965,500 689
3 Bukhara Region Bukhara 41,937 1,843,500 44
4 Fergana Region Fergana 7,005 3,564,800 509
5 Jizzakh Region Jizzakh 21,179 1,301,000 61
6 Namangan Region Namangan 7,181 2,652,400 369
7 Navoiy Region Navoiy 109,375 942,800 9
8 Qashqadaryo Region Qarshi 28,568 3,088,800 108
9 Samarqand Region Samarkand 16,773 3,651,700 218
10 Sirdaryo Region Guliston 4,276 803,100 188
11 Surxondaryo Region Termez 20,099 2,462,300 123
12 Tashkent Region Nurafshon 15,258 2,424,100 159
13 Xorazm Region Urgench 6,464 1,776,700 275
14 Republic of Karakalpakstan Nukus 161,358 1,817,500 11
A clickable map of Uzbekistan exhibiting its regions.KarakalpakstanXorazm RegionNavoiy RegionBukhara RegionQashqadaryo RegionSamarqand RegionSurxondaryo RegionJizzakh RegionSirdaryo RegionTashkentTashkent RegionNamangan RegionAndijan RegionFergana Region
A clickable map of Uzbekistan exhibiting its regions.

Enclaves and exclaves

There are four Uzbek exclaves, all of them surrounded by Kyrgyz territory in the Fergana Valley region where Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet. Two of them are the towns of Sokh, area of 325 km2 (125 sq mi) with a population of 42,800 in 1993 (with some estimates as high as 70,000, of which 99% are Tajiks and the remainder Uzbeks) and Shohimardon, area of 90 km2 (35 sq mi) with a population of 5,100 in 1993 (91% are Uzbeks and the remainder Kyrgyz). The other two are the tiny territories of Chon-Kara (or Qalacha), roughly 3 km (1.9 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide, and Jani-Ayil (or Dzhangail), a dot of land barely 3 km (1.9 mi) across. Chon-Kara is on the Sokh river, between the Uzbek border and the Sokh exclave.

Uzbekistan has a Tajikistan enclave, the village of Sarvan, which includes a narrow, long strip of land about 15 km (9.3 mi) long and 1 km (0.62 mi) wide, along the road from Angren to Kokand.

The Kyrgyz village of Barak (population 627) lies 15 km north of Osh. In August 1999, the area around Barak was occupied by Uzbekistan, cutting it off from Kyrgyz territory. Uzbek forces dug up and blockaded the road to Ak-Tash while also allegedly seizing large areas of Kyrgyz land that had been loaned in the Soviet era but never returned. They entrenched themselves within much of Kyrgyz border territory and refused to leave. Barak became a de facto enclave only 1.5 km from the shifted main border. (Map) In August 2018 Kyrgyz and Uzbek authorities agreed to a land swap that would eliminate the exclave. The exchange process may take up to two years.

See also


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