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Sirdaryo Region

Sirdaryo viloyati
Sirdaryo Region Sirdaryo viloyati
region
	Sirdaryo in Uzbekistan
	Coordinates: 40°25′N 68°40′E / 40.417°N 68.667°E
Country	Uzbekistan
Capital	Guliston
Government
• Hokim	Ashurov Oybek Shodmonqulovich
Area
• Total	4,300 km2 (1,700 sq mi)
Population (2005)
• Total	648,100
• Density	150/km2 (390/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	http://sirdaryo.uz/

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Sirdarya Region (Template:Lang-uz) 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 4,300 square kilometres (1,700 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 around 648,100.

Administration

Syrdaryo Region is divided into 9 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Guliston (pop. est. 54,000 inhabitants). Other cities and towns include Baxt, Boyovut, Farhod, Qahramon, Sayhun, Sirdaryo, Shirin and Yangiyer.

Districts

Key	District name	District capital
1	Akaltyn District	Sardoba
2	Bayaut District	Bayaut
3	Gulistan District	Dehqonobod
4	Khavast District	Khavast
5	Mekhnatabad District	Kakhraman
6	Mirzaabad District	Navruz
7	Saikhunabad District	Saikhun
8	Sharof Rashidov District	Pakhtaabad
9	Sirdaryo District	Sirdaryo

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.

References

^ "Passport of the Syrdarya region". Officiel website of Sirdaryo Region. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

[1] "Passport of the Syrdarya region". Officiel website of Sirdaryo Region. Retrieved 30 April 2018.

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-'''Sirdarya Region''' ({{Lang-uz|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 5,100&nbsp;km², and is mostly desert, with the [[Mirzacho'l|Starving Steppe]] taking up a significant part of the region's area. The population is estimated to be around 648,100.
+'''Sirdarya Region''' ({{Lang-uz|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 {{convert|4,300|km2|mi2}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sirdaryo.uz/en/about-ragion/|title=Passport of the Syrdarya region|publisher=Officiel website of Sirdaryo Region|accessdate=30 April 2018}}</ref> and is mostly desert, with the [[Mirzacho'l|Starving Steppe]] taking up a significant part of the region's area. The population is estimated to be around 648,100.
 ==Administration==