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'{{Short description|Region of Uzbekistan}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Sirdaryo Region | native_name = Sirdaryo viloyati | settlement_type = [[regions of Uzbekistan|region]] | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | image_map = Sirdaryo Viloyati in Uzbekistan.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Sirdaryo in Uzbekistan | coordinates = {{coord|40|25|N|68|40|E|region:UZ|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = [[Uzbekistan]] | subdivision_type1 = | subdivision_name1 = | blank_name_sec1 = [[Districts of Uzbekistan|Districts]] | blank_info_sec1 = 9 | blank1_name_sec1 = [[List of cities in Uzbekistan|Cities]] | blank1_info_sec1 = 5 | blank2_name_sec1 = [[Township]]s | blank2_info_sec1 = 6 | blank3_name_sec1 = [[Village]]s | blank3_info_sec1 = 75 | seat = [[Guliston]] | seat_type = [[Capital (political)|Capital]] | leader_party = | leader_title = Hokim | leader_name = Gofurjon Mirzaev | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 4276 | timezone1 = East | utc_offset1 = +5 | timezone1_DST = not observed | utc_offset1_DST = +5 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = | elevation_m = 267 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 803100 | population_as_of = 2017 | population_density_km2 = auto | iso_code = UZ-SI | registration_plate = | website = {{URL|http://sirdaryo.uz/}} | footnotes = }} '''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|4,276|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 803,100. ==Administration== Syrdaryo Region is divided into 9 administrative districts. The capital is the city of [[Guliston]] (pop. est. 77,300 inhabitants). Other cities and towns include [[Baxt]], Boyovut, Farhod, [[Kakhraman|Qahramon]], Sayhun, [[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). ==Districts== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Key || District name || District name (uzbek) || District capital |- | 1 || [[Akaltyn District]] || Oqoltin tumani || [[Sardoba]] |- | 2 || [[Bayaut District]] || Bayovut tumani || [[Bayaut, Uzbekistan|Bayaut]] |- | 3 || [[Gulistan District, Uzbekistan|Gulistan District]] || Guliston tumani || [[Dehqonobod, Uzbekistan|Dehqonobod]] |- | 4 || [[Khavast District]] || Xavos tumani || [[Khavast]] |- | 5 || [[Mekhnatabad District]] || Mehnatobod tumani || [[Kakhraman]] |- | 6 || [[Mirzaabad District]] || Mirzaobod tumani || [[Navruz, Uzbekistan|Navruz]] |- | 7 || [[Saikhunabad District]] || Sayhunobod tumani || [[Saikhun]] |- | 8 || [[Sharof Rashidov District]] || Sharof Rashidov tumani || [[Pakhtaabad]] |- | 9 || [[Sirdaryo District]] || Sirdaryo tumani || [[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 plant]]s, which generates one third of the country's electricity. ==References== {{reflist}} {{Geographic location |Centre = Sirdaryo Region |North = |Northeast = [[Tashkent Region]] |East = |Southeast = [[Sughd Region]], {{flag|Tajikistan}} |South = |Southwest = [[Jizzakh Region]] |West = |Northwest = [[Turkistan Region]], {{flag|Kazakhstan}} }} {{Sirdaryo Region}} {{Regions of Uzbekistan}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Sirdaryo Region| ]] [[Category:Regions of Uzbekistan]]'