Sariosiyo District Explained

Sariosiyo
Settlement Type:District
Official Name:Sariosiyo tumani
Mapsize:270px
Mapsize1:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Surxondaryo Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Sariosiyo
Established Title:Established
Established Date:1992
Area Total Km2:3930
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:213,200
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5

Sariosiyo district (Uzbek: Sariosiyo tumani / Сариосиё тумани) is a district in Surxondaryo Region, Uzbekistan. Its capital is the town of Sariosiyo.[1] It has an area of [2] and its population is 213,200 (2021 est.).[3] The district consists of one city (Shargʻun), 4 urban-type settlements (Sariosiyo, Yangihayot, Tortuli, Boʻyropoʻsht) and 9 rural communities (Dashnobod, Navroʻz, Buyuk kelajak, Sangardak, Bogʻi iram, Soʻfiyon, Toqchiyon, Oʻzbekiston, Xufar).[1]

Sariosiyo district was founded on September 29, 1926. It was merged into Denov District on December 24, 1962, and re-established on February 22, 1964.[4] The center of Sariosiyo district is 180 km north of the regional capital Termez.

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: Surxondaryo viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi. Administrative-territorial division of the Surxondaryo Region. Surxondaryo regional department of statistics. uz. PDF.
  3. Web site: Urban and rural population by district. Surxondaryo regional department of statistics. uz.
  4. Encyclopedia: Сариосиё тумани. Sariosiyo district. National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. 192–193. uz. 2000–2005. Tashkent.