Boysun | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Official Name: | Boysun tumani |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Mapsize1: | 150px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Surxondaryo Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Boysun |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1926 |
Area Total Km2: | 3546 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Total: | 117,500 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Boysun district (Uzbek: Boysun tumani / Бойсун тумани) is a district in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. Its capital is the city of Boysun.[1] It has an area of [2] and its population is 117,500 (2021 est.).[3] The district consists of one city (Boysun), 5 urban-type settlements (Kofrun, Tangimush, Pasurxi, Qoraboʻyin, Rabot) and 7 rural communities.[1] In 2019 it lost part of its territory to the re-established Bandixon District.[4]
In 2001 the Boysun district was proclaimed as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO.[5]