Mirzo Ulugbek | |
Other Name: | Mirzo Ulug'bek |
Type: | District of Tashkent |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name1: | Tashkent |
Area Total Km2: | 35.15 |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 285000 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Established Title: | Established |
Established Date: | 1981 |
Mirzo Ulugbek (uz|Mirzo Ulugʻbek tumani, ru|Мирзо-Улугбекский район|Mirzo-Ulugbeksky rayon) is one of 12 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.[3] It was named after the astronomer, mathematician and sultan Ulugh Beg. The urban-type settlement Ulugbek is part of the district.[3]
Mirzo Ulugbek is located in the northeastern part city. It was established in 1981 as Kuybyshev,[4] after the Russian revolutionary leader Valerian Kuybyshev.
Mirzo Ulugbek borders the districts of Yunusabad and Yashnobod, and is adjacent to Tashkent Province.