Samarqand Province

Samarqand viloyati Samarqand Province
Location of Samarkand Province in Uzbekistan
Basic data
Country	Uzbekistan
Capital	Samarqand
surface	16,400 km²
Residents	3,651,700 (January 1, 2017)
density	223 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	UZ-SA
Mironqul Mountains in Samarqand Province

Coordinates: 39 ° 48 '  N , 66 ° 12'  E

The Samarqand Region ( uzbek. Samarqand Viloyati ) is a province in Uzbekistan . It covers 16,400 square kilometers and has around 3,651,700 inhabitants (as of 2017). According to official statistics, the province is mainly inhabited by Uzbeks (76%), Tajiks (9.7%), Russians (5.3%) and Tatars (3.3%). In addition, there are small groups of Turks (0.8%) and Ukrainians (0.7%). The province is also home to the oldest Jewish community in the former Soviet Union , whose membership decreased drastically at the end of the 20th century due to emigration.

The province lies in the basin of the Serafshan River . The province borders the Uzbek provinces of Jizzax , Navoiy and Qashqadaryo, as well as the Tajik region of Sughd .

Population development

year	population
1979	1,783,930
1989	2,135,000
2001	2,670,300
2010	3,119,000
2017	3,651,700

administration

The provincial capital and largest city of the province is the city of the same name Samarqand . The province's 14 districts ( tuman ) and the cities of Kattakurgan , Oqtosh , Samarkand and Urgut divided

Overview of the districts

No	district	main place	No	district	main place
1	Bulung'ur	Bulung'ur	8th	Oqdaryo	Loyish
2	Ishtixon	Ishtixon	9	Paxtachi	Ziyodin
3	Jomboy	Jomboy	10	Payariq	Payariq
4th	Kattaqoʻrgʻon	Payshanba	11	Pastdarg'om	Juma
5	Qo'shrabot	Qo'shrabot	12	Samarqand	Gulobod
6th	Narpay	Oqtosh	13	Toyloq	Toyloq
7th	Nurobod	Nurobod	14th	Urgut	Urgut

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