Oqqoʻrgʻon ( uz, Oqqoʻrgʻon tumani) is a
district of
Tashkent Region in
Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city
Oqqoʻrgʻon
Oqqoʻrgʻon ( uz, Оққўрғон/Oqqo’rg’on, russian: Аккурган, Akkurgan) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Oqqoʻrgʻon District. Its population is 11,900 (2016).
Its inhabitants are m ...
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It has an area of
and its population is 130,100 (2021 est.).
Settlements
The district consists of one city (
Oqqoʻrgʻon
Oqqoʻrgʻon ( uz, Оққўрғон/Oqqo’rg’on, russian: Аккурган, Akkurgan) is a city in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. It is the administrative center of Oqqoʻrgʻon District. Its population is 11,900 (2016).
Its inhabitants are m ...
), 2
urban-type settlements (
Olimkent, Hamzaobod) and 10 rural communities (Oytamgʻali, Oqqoʻrgʻon, Achchi, Doʻstlik, Zarbdor, Shoxruxiya, Erkinlik, Zafar, Toshtoʻgʻon, Eltamgʻali).
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Climate
When arctic air masses come in contact with the north-western part and the temperature drops in winter. The average temperature of January is -3.7 °C, the lowest temperature was -33 °, July is 26.5 °C, and the highest temperature was 42 °.
Population
The population of is mainly ethnic Uzbek (80.9%), Kazakh
Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Kazakhstan
*Kazakhs, an ethnic group
*Kazakh language
*The Kazakh Khanate
* Kazakh cuisine
* Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan
*Qazax, Azerbaijan
*Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...
(8.3%), Russian (2.8%), Tatar (1.09%), Tajik
Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Tajikistan
* Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan
* Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan
* Tajik (surname)
* Tajik cu ...
(1.6%) Korean (1.4%), Ukrainians, Germans, Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan
*Kyrgyz people
*Kyrgyz national games
*Kyrgyz language
*Kyrgyz culture
*Kyrgyz cuisine
*Yenisei Kirghiz
*The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China
...
, Uygur, Azar-Bayjon, Belarus, Turkmen
Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to:
Peoples Historical ethnonym
* Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages
Ethnic groups
* Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...
, Jewish and other nationalities (3.1%). The average population density is 270 people per km2.
Economy
There are more than ten enterprises in the district (Large enterprises: Alimkent and Akkurgan cotton processing plants, "Maftuna", "Akkurgan MTP" Joint-Stock Company). Transportation is organized by private companies running 46 bus lines in the district. Industries focus on cotton oil, knitted and crocheted products, food and dairy products. There are 6 construction companies. The district has a complex growing agriculture, consisting of 13 shirkats and 5 privatized farms. Agriculture is the leading branch of economy, producing grains, vegetables, melons, cereals and feed crops, but there are also grapes and other fruits. When it comes to animals, the regional agriculture is engaged in growing cattle, sheep and goats, poultry and silkworms.
References
Districts of Uzbekistan
Tashkent Region
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