Yakkasaray

Yakkasaray (Uzbek: Yakkasaroy tumani, Russian: Яккасарайский район, romanized: Yakkasaraysky rayon) is one of 12 districts (tuman) of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan.[3]

Yakkasaray
Yakkasaroy
District of Tashkent
Location of Yakkasaray
Country Uzbekistan
MunicipalityTashkent
Established1981
Area
[1]
 • Total14.6 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total121,600
 • Density8,300/km2 (22,000/sq mi)

Overview

Yakkasaray is one of the most central districts of the city, and the smallest in area. It was established on August 26, 1936, with the name of Frunze,[4] referring to the Kyrgyz Bolshevik leader Mikhail Frunze. On May 8, 1992, Frunze became Yakkasaray District. [4]

Yakkasaray borders with the districts of Chilanzar, Shayxontoxur, Yunusabad, Mirobod and Sergeli.

References
  1. "Districts". City of Tashkent. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent City department of statistics.
  3. "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.
  4. Khabibullaev, Farrukh. "toshkent.uz". toshkent.uz. Retrieved 2016-12-26.

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