Gʻijduvon District () is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...
of
Bukhara Region
Bukhara Region is a region of Uzbekistan located in the southwest of the country. The Kyzyl Kum desert takes up a large portion of its territory. It borders Turkmenistan, Navoiy Region, Qashqadaryo Region, a small part of the Xorazm Region, a ...
in
Uzbekistan
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. The capital lies at the city
Gʻijduvon.
It has an area of and its population is 311,800 (2021).
[Urban and rural population by region]
Bukhara regional department of statistics . Until 2018, when it became part of
Konimex District (
Navoiy Region
Navoiy Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the central north/northwest of the country. It covers an area of (a large part of which is taken up by the Kyzyl-Kum desert), which makes it the largest of the regions of Uzbek ...
), the town
Zafarobod was part of the Gʻijduvon District.
The district consists of 1 city (Gʻijduvon), 13
urban-type settlement
Urban-type settlement, abbreviated: ; , abbreviated: ; ; ; ; . is an official designation for lesser urbanized settlements, used in several Central and Eastern Europe, Central and Eastern European countries. The term was primarily used in the So ...
s (
Abadi,
Beshtuvo,
Gajdumak,
Jovgari,
Koʻlijabbor,
Mazragan,
Yuqori Rostgoʻy,
Oʻzanon,
Xatcha,
Chagʻdari,
Dodarak,
Namatgaron,
Yuqori Qumoq) and 14 rural communities.
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]
Notable people
* Sadriddin Ayni
Sadriddin Ayni (, , ; 15 April 1878 – 15 July 1954) was a Tajik intellectual who wrote poetry, fiction, journalism, history, and a dictionary. He is regarded by Tajiks as Tajikistan's national poet and one of the most important writers in the ...
References
Bukhara Region
Districts of Uzbekistan
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