Ellikqala District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous Republic |
Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Name1: | Karakalpakstan |
Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
Subdivision Name2: | Boʻston |
Area Total Km2: | 5420 |
Population As Of: | 2022 |
Population Total: | 164600 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | UZT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Ellikqala District (Uzbek: Ellikqalʼa tumani, Kara-Kalpak: Ellikqala rayonı) is a district of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Boʻston.[1] Its area is [2] and it had 164,600 inhabitants in 2022.[3]
There is one city (Boʻston), one town (Saxtiyon) and 13 rural communities (Amirobod, Guldursun, Guliston, Navoiy, Oqchakoʻl, Sarabiy, Tozabogʻ, Sharq Yulduzi, Ellikqalʼa, Qizilqum, Qilchinoq, Qirqqiz Fortress, Doʻstlik).
The district takes its name from the Elliq Qala (Karakalpak fifty fortresses), a series of ancient desert castles in the district.