Sirdaryo Region

Sirdaryo Region
Sirdaryo viloyati
Guliston Mosque
Guliston Mosque
Sirdaryo in Uzbekistan
Sirdaryo in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°25′N 68°40′E / 40.417°N 68.667°E / 40.417; 68.667
CountryUzbekistan
CapitalGuliston
Government
 • HokimMaxmudaliyev Akmaljon Azimjonovich
Area
 • Total5,276 km2 (2,037 sq mi)
Elevation
267 m (876 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total860,900
 • Density160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (East)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
ISO 3166 codeUZ-SI
Districts9
Cities5
Townships6
Villages75
Websitesirdaryo.uz
Districts of Sirdaryo Region

Sirdaryo Region (Uzbek: Sirdaryo viloyati, Сирдарё вилояти) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. It borders with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Tashkent Region, and Jizzakh Region. It covers an area of 4,276 square kilometres (1,651 sq mi),[1] and is mostly desert, with the Starving Steppe taking up a significant part of the region's area. The population is estimated to be 860,900 (2021).[2]

The capital is the city of Guliston (pop. est. 91,300, 2021).[2] Other cities and towns include Baxt, Boyovut, Farhod, Qahramon, Sayxun, Sirdaryo, Khavast, Shirin and Yangiyer.

  1. ^ "Passport of the Syrdarya region". Officiel website of Sirdaryo Region. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Sirdaryo regional department of statistics.

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