Urgut District Explained

Urgut District
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:270px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Name1:Samarqand Region
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Urgut
Area Total Km2:1120
Population As Of:2021
Population Total:519,200
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:39.4°N 82°W
Elevation M:1000

Urgut District is a district of Samarqand Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Urgut.[1] It has an area of [2] and its population is 519,200 (2021 est.).[3]

The district consists of one city (Urgut), 7 urban-type settlements (Jartepa, Kamangaron, Gʻoʻs, Pochvon, Ispanza, Uramas, Kenagas) and 12 rural communities.[1] It is located on the northern slope of the Zarafshan Range.[4] There is a Navruz festival every spring equinox.[5]

Economy

The district produces tobacco[6] and wool and silk products.[7] Urgut town has market days every weekend, and is one of the largest market towns in the region. The district is home to carpets, jewels, metalwork and ceramics. The market also has smithies, tin workshops and stalls selling locally produced tea sets, clothes and traditional leather boots.[4]

Kamongaron and Qoratepa Reservoirs were built to hold water during the wet season and used during dry one.

External links

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: Samarqand viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi. Administrative-territorial division of the Samarqand Region. Samarqand regional department of statistics. uz. PDF.
  3. Web site: Urban and rural population by district. Samarkand regional department of statistics. uz.
  4. Web site: Urgut Uzbekistan :: History, monuments and pictures of Urgut. Weather in Urgut. Urgut picture . Orexca.com . 2014-02-14.
  5. Web site: Urgut, near the town of Samarkand. "Navrouz" Festival (spring equinox) held in the hills. (PAR24336) . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102180037/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-105650897.html . dead . 2012-11-02 . Highbeam.com . 2014-02-14.
  6. http://www.milfirm.ru/fc5/firm81011.htm ""Бритиш Американ Тобакко" Ургутский Филиал, табак ферментированный" ("British-American Tobacco Company, Urgut branch, cured tobacco")
  7. https://web.archive.org/web/20080116051710/http://www.rugreview.com/131uzbek.htm "Uzbekistan: Searching the Heart of Central Asia"