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Sariosiyo District

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Sariosiyo
Sariosiyo tumani
CountryUzbekistan
RegionSurxondaryo Region
CapitalSariosiyo
Established1992
Area
 • Total3,930 km2 (1,520 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total213,200
 • Density54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

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 3,930 km2 (1,520 sq mi)[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.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  2. ^ "Surxondaryo viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Surxondaryo Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Surxondaryo regional department of statistics.
  3. ^ "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Surxondaryo regional department of statistics.
  4. ^ "Сариосиё тумани" [Sariosiyo district] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. pp. 192–193.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)