Provinces of Uzbekistan

Provinces Of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is divided into 12 provinces (viloyatlar, singular – viloyat, viloyati in compound, e.g. Toshkent viloyati), 1 autonomous republic (respublika, respublikasi in compound, e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi), and 1 independent city (shahar or shahri in compounds, e.g. Toshkent shahri). Names are given below in the Uzbek language, although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist. The statistics for Toshkent Viloyati (Tashkent Province) also include the statistics for Toshkent Shahri (Tashkent City). The provinces in turn are divided into 160 districts (tumanlar, singular tuman).

Division Capital City Area
(km²)
Population (2008) Key
Andijon Viloyati Andijon 4,200 2,477,900 2
Buxoro Viloyati Buxoro 39,400 1,576,800 3
Farg'ona Viloyati Farg'ona 6,800 2,997,400 4
Jizzakh Viloyati Jizzax 20,500 1,090,900 5
Xorazm Viloyati Urganch 6,300 1,517,600 13
Namangan Viloyati Namangan 7,900 2,196,200 6
Navoiy Viloyati Navoiy 110,800 834,100 7
Qashqadaryo Viloyati Qarshi 28,400 2,537,600 8
Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi Nukus 160,000 1,612,300 14
Samarqand Viloyati Samarqand 16,400 3,032,000 9
Sirdaryo Viloyati Guliston 5,100 698,100 10
Surxondaryo Viloyati Termiz 20,800 2,012,600 11
Toshkent Viloyati Toshkent 15,300 2,537,500 12



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