Shoʻrchi District

Shoʻrchi
District
Shoʻrchi tumani
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Surxondaryo Region
Capital	Shoʻrchi
Established	1935
Area
• Total	850 km^2 (330 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	212,700
• Density	250/km^2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Shoʻrchi (Uzbek: Shoʻrchi tumani) is a district of Surxondaryo Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Shoʻrchi.[1] It has an area of 850 km^2 (330 sq mi)[2] and its population is 212,700 (2021 est.).[3]

Settlements

The district consists of one city (Shoʻrchi), 10 urban-type settlements (Elbayon, Toʻla, Yalti, Xushchekka, Qoʻshtegirmon, Kattasovur, Karvon, Gʻarmaqoʻrgʻon, Jarqishloq, Joyilma) and 10 rural communities (Qoʻldosh, Alpomish, Baxtlitepa, Savur, Elobod, Sohibkor, Dalvarzin, Jaloir, Shoʻrchi, Yangibozor).[1]

Natives

• Shavkat Rakhmonov ― UFC welterweight Mixed-Martial artist is born in Shoʻrchi.

References

1. "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.

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