Urgut District

Urgut District is a district of Samarqand Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Urgut.[1] It has an area of 1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)[2] and its population is 519,200 (2021 est.).[3]

Urgut District
District
View from Takhta-Karacha Pass (M39) to the north
View from Takhta-Karacha Pass (M39) to the north
Coordinates: 39°24′N 67°15′E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionSamarqand Region
CapitalUrgut
Area
 • Total1,120 km2 (430 sq mi)
Elevation
1,000 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total519,200
 • Density460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

The district consists of one city (Urgut), 7 urban-type settlements (Jartepa, Kamangaron, Gʻoʻs, Pochvon, Ispanza, Uramas, Kenagas) and 12 rural communities.[1] It is located on the northern slope of the Zarafshan Range.[4] There is a Navruz festival every spring equinox.[5]

Economy

The district produces tobacco[6] and wool and silk products.[7] Urgut town has market days every weekend, and is one of the largest market towns in the region. The district is home to carpets, jewels, metalwork and ceramics. The market also has smithies, tin workshops and stalls selling locally produced tea sets, clothes and traditional leather boots.[4]

Kamongaron and Qoratepa Reservoirs were built to hold water during wet season and use during dry one.

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. "Samarqand viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Samarqand Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Samarqand regional department of statistics.
  3. "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Samarkand regional department of statistics.
  4. "Urgut Uzbekistan :: History, monuments and pictures of Urgut. Weather in Urgut. Urgut picture". Orexca.com. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  5. "Urgut, near the town of Samarkand. "Navrouz" Festival (spring equinox) held in the hills. (PAR24336)". Highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
  6. ""Бритиш Американ Тобакко" Ургутский Филиал, табак ферментированный" ("British-American Tobacco Company, Urgut branch, cured tobacco"), in Russian, accessed 6 June 2009
  7. "Uzbekistan: Searching the Heart of Central Asia", accessed 16 January 2008, from Internet Archive
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