Tashkent Region

Districts

The Tashkent Region consists of 15 districts (listed below) and seven district-level cities: Nurafshon, Olmaliq, Angren, Bekabad, Ohangaron, Chirchiq and Yangiyoʻl.

There are 16 cities (Nurafshon, Olmaliq, Angren, Bekabad, Ohangaron, Chirchiq, Yangiyoʻl, Oqqoʻrgʻon, Gʻazalkent, Boʻka, Parkent, Piskent, Chinoz, Keles, Doʻstobod, Yangiobod) and 95 urban-type settlements in the Tashkent Region.

Climate

The climate is a typically continental climate with mild wet winters and hot dry summers.

Chatkal National Park, with mountains and forests, is located within Tashkent Region.

Economy

Natural resources include copper, brown coal, molybdenum, zinc, gold, silver, rare earths, natural gas, petroleum, sulfur, table salt, limestone, and granite.

Tashkent Region is the most economically developed in the country. Industry includes energy production, mining, metallurgy, fertilizers, chemicals, electronics, textiles, cotton purification, food processing and footwear.

Tashkent Region also has a highly developed agricultural industry, based primarily on irrigation to which the Tuyabuguz Reservoir is a major contributor. The main crops are cotton and hemp, but cereals, melons and gourds, fruit and vegetables and citrus fruits are increasing. Livestock is also important.

The region has a well-developed transportation infrastructure, with over 360 km of railways and 3771 km of surfaced roads. Tashkent has a large international airport, which is the main air gateway to the country.

References

References

1. "Urban and rural population by district". Tashkent regional department of statistics.
2. (July 2021). "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining maʼmuriy-hududiy boʻlinishi". The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics.
3. (July 2020). "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan". The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics.