Olot District Explained

Olot District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:300px
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Name1:Bukhara Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Olot
Area Total Km2:3230
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:101300
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5

Olot District (Uzbek: Olot tumani) is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Olot.[1] It has an area of [2] and its population is 101,300 (2021).[3]

The district consists of 1 city (Olot), 8 urban-type settlements (Ganchi Chandir, Kesakli, Qirtay, Sola qorovul, Jayxunobod, Oʻzbekiston, Chovdur, Boʻribek Chandir) and 10 rural communities.[1]

The etymology of the name comes from the Turkic tribe Alat or Ala-at, also known in Arabic and Persian as Khalaj, and in Chinese as Boma, Hela, and Heloγ, all with a meaning "piebald horse". During the Middle Age, Alats played a prominent role in the history of southern Uzbekistan, Khorasan (Kalat), Persia and Afghanistan (Khalaj).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan. uz, ru. July 2020. The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics.
  2. Web site: Buxoro viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi. Administrative-territorial division of the Bukhara Region. Bukhara regional department of statistics. uz. PDF.
  3. https://buxstat.uz/files/286/Demografiya/2034/1-Hududlar-boyicha-shahar-va-qishloq-aholisi-soni.pdf Urban and rural population by region