Sirdaryo Region

Sirdaryo Region

Sirdaryo viloyati
Sirdaryo Region Sirdaryo viloyati
region
	Guliston Mosque
	Sirdaryo in Uzbekistan
	Coordinates: 40°25′N 68°40′E / 40.417°N 68.667°E
Country	Uzbekistan
Capital	Guliston
Government
• Hokim	Maxmudaliyev Akmaljon Azimjonovich
Area
• Total	5,276 km2 (2,037 sq mi)
Elevation	267 m (876 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	860,900
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (East)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (not observed)
ISO 3166 code	UZ-SI
Districts	9
Cities	5
Townships	6
Villages	75
Website	sirdaryo.uz

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.

Demography

The population of the region is distributed along the main highway, which divides the whole region into two parts: the western and the eastern. The population in mainly Uzbek, with Tajik minorities on the border in the south with Tajikistan (mainly Khavast district).

Administration

The Sirdaryo Region consists of 8 districts (listed below) and three district-level cities: Guliston, Shirin and Yangiyer.^[3]^[4]

Key	District name	District name (uzbek)	District capital
1	Oqoltin District	Oqoltin tumani	Sardoba
2	Boyovut District	Boyovut tumani	Boyovut
3	Guliston District	Guliston tumani	Dehqonobod
4	Xovos District	Xovos tumani	Xovos
5	Mirzaobod District	Mirzaobod tumani	Navroʻz
6	Sardoba District	Sardoba tumani	Paxtaobod
7	Sayxunobod District	Sayxunobod tumani	Sayxun
8	Sirdaryo District	Sirdaryo tumani	Sirdaryo

There are 5 cities (Guliston, Shirin, Yangiyer, Sirdaryo, Baxt) and 25 urban-type settlements in the Sirdaryo Region.^[3]^[4] In 2004 the Mehnatobod District was abolished and its territory was divided between the Mirzaobod District and the Xovos District.^[5]

Climate

The climate is a typically arid continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.

Economy

The economy is based on cotton and cereal crops, with strong reliance on irrigation and on cattle breeding. Minor crops include forage plants, vegetables, melons, gourds, potatoes, maize, a variety of fruit and grapes. Industry consists of construction materials, irrigation equipment and raw-cotton processing.

Syrdarya contains one of Uzbekistan's largest hydroelectric power plants, which generates one third of the country's electricity.