Oltinkoʻl District Explained

Oltinkoʻl District
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Oltinkoʻl tumani
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Name1:Andijan Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Oltinkoʻl
Established Title:Established
Established Date:June 26, 1939
Area Total Km2:210
Population As Of:2022
Population Total:184700
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:40.7°N 82°W

Oltinkoʻl District (Uzbek: Oltinkoʻl tumani, Олтинкўл тумани, Russian: Алтынкульский район) is a district of Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. The seat of the district is the village Oltinkoʻl.[1] The district was established on June 26, 1939.[2] It has an area of [3] and it had 184,700 inhabitants in 2022.[4]

Administrative divisions

The district consists of 11 urban-type settlements and 8 rural communities:[1]

Geography

Oltinkoʻl District lies in the central part of Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan. The relief is represented by lowlands and hills. The climate is subtropical high upland, with an average July temperature of 25-28 ˚ C, and an average February temperature of -5 - -7 ˚ C.[5] Sometimes in summer the temperature reaches as high as 43 ˚ C, and as low as -18 ˚ C in the winter. The growing season is 160 - 180 days, with an average annual rainfall of up to 225 mm.[5] Wild animals are rare, but there are rodents, reptiles and birds.[5]

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. Book: ЦК КПСС.. 1991. ru:Известия ЦК КПСС. https://books.google.com/books?id=xceJAAAAMAAJ. 12 May 2012. Изд. Центрального комитета КПСС. Russian. 135.
  3. Web site: O'zbekiston Respublikasining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi. Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Andijan regional department of statistics. uz. PDF.
  4. Web site: Hududlar bo'yicha shahar va qishloq aholisi soni. Urban and rural population by district. Andijan regional department of statistics. uz. PDF.
  5. Web site: Oltinkoʻl District. ru:Хакимият Алтынкульского района. Government of Andijan. Russian. 12 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111228081402/http://www.andijan.uz/RUS/Xokimliklar/oltinkol.shtml. 28 December 2011. dead.