Shofirkon District Explained

Shofirkon District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:270
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Name1:Bukhara Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Shofirkon
Area Total Km2:3720
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:181,700
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5

Shofirkon District is a district of Bukhara Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Shofirkon.[1] It has an area of [2] and its population is 181,700 (2021).[3]

The district consists of 1 city (Shofirkon), 8 urban-type settlements (Jo'yrabot, Iskogare, Quyi Chuqurak, Mirzoqul, Talisafed, Undare, Chandir, G'ulomte) and 12 rural communities (Vargonze, Denov, Joʻynav, Joʻyrabot, Doʻrmon, Savrak, Sulton Joʻra, Tezguzar, Mazlaxon chandir, Sh.Hamroyev nomli, Iskogare, Bogʻiafzal).[1]

Shofirkon district was established on September 29, 1926. It is bordered by Vobkent district in the south, Peshko district in the south-west, Gijduvan district in the east, Navoiy region in the north.[4]

The territory of the district consists mainly of plains and sand dunes. The southern part in the Zarafshan valley is irrigated. The climate is sharply continental. The average annual temperature is 14.2 °C, the July temperature is 29.4 °C. The annual precipitation is 220 mm.[4]

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
  4. Encyclopedia: Шофиркон тумани. Shofirkon District. National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. 205–206. uz. 2000–2005. Tashkent.