Surxondaryo Province
Surxondaryo Province (Uzbek: Surxondaryo viloyati, Сурхондарё вилояти, Persian: سرخاندریا, UniPers: "sorxāndaryā"), auld spellin Surkhandarya Province is a viloyat (province) o Uzbekistan, locatit in the extreme sooth-east o the kintra. It wis stablished on 6 Mairch 1941. It covers an area of 20,100 km². The population is estimatit at 1,925,100 (end o 2005 data), wi 80% livin in rural auries.[1] Accordin tae offeecial data, 83% o the population are Uzbeks an 1% Tajiks.[2] The heichest point o Province an anaw o Uzbekistan is Khazrati Sulton peak reachin 4,643 m/15,233 ft in Gissar Range.[3]
The provincial caipital is Termez wi a population o 122,900 an the seicont lairgest ceety is Denov (Denau) wi 69,500 inhabitants (data for 2005).[1] Ither major touns include Boysun, Jarqo‘rg‘on, Qumqo‘rg‘on, Shargun, Sherobod, Sho‘rchi, an Sariosiyo.
The climate is typical continental wi mild wet winters an hot dry simmers. The soothren pairt o the province is in the Badkhiz-Karabil semi-desert ecoregion (PA0808), characterizit bi a savanna o pistachio an desert sedge. The northren portion is characterized bi open woodlands (Gissaro-Alai open woodlands ecoregion, PA1306), wi characteristic plants being pistachio, almond, walnut, aiple, an juniper. Sagebrush is common at lawer elevations [4][the cited link does not lead to this information: need a direct link]
Natural resources include petroleum, natural gas, an coal. Licht industry, mainly cotton ginnin an fuid processin, is anaw an important pairt o the provincial economy, pairticularly in the production o consumer goods. Agricultur is based primarily on cotton an cereals, supplementit wi horticultur an viticultur. Surxondaryo is the kintra's lairgest supplier o lang-fibre cotton. Livestock accoonts for 40% o regional agricultural product.[1] The climatic conditions o this region an aw mak it possible tae cultivate subtropical crops such as sugarcane.
The province haes a well-developit transport infrastructur, wi 300 km o railways an 2,700 km o surfacit roads.[1] Central Asie's anerlie river port is locatit at Termez on the Amudarya River.
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History [edit]
Bitter debates accompaniet the Soviet allocation o Surkhandarya Province tae the Uzbek SSR rather than the Tajik SSR in 1929, as that province, as well as the auries o Bukhara an Samarkand, haed sizeable, if no dominant, Tajik populations.
Destricts [edit]
The provinces is dividit intae 14 destricts (tumans):[5][6]
| Destrict name | Destrict caipital | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angor | Angor |
| 2 | Bandikhon | Bandikhon |
| 3 | Boysun | Boysun |
| 4 | Denov (Denau) | Denov (Denau) |
| 5 | Jarkurghon (Jarqo‘rg‘on) | Jarkurghon |
| 6 | Kizirik (Qiziriq) | Sariq |
| 7 | Kumkurghon (Qumqo‘rg‘on) | Kumkurghon |
| 8 | Muzrabot | Khalkobod (Khalkabad) |
| 9 | Oltinsoy | Qarluq |
| 10 | Sariosiyo | Sariosiyo |
| 11 | Termiz | Termiz (Termez) |
| 12 | Uzun | Uzun |
| 13 | Sherobod | Sherobod |
| 14 | Shurchi (Sho‘rchi) | Shurchi |
Agricultur (2005 data) [edit]
Agricultur accoonts for 42% o total employment in Surxondaryo Province an produces 8% o Uzbekistan’s agricultural ootput. Agricultural production is 56% crops an 44% livestock (like the kintra’s average). Milk yields are less than 1,700 kg per cow per year, on a par wi the naitional average.
Main characteristics o agricultur in Surxondaryo Province[1][7]
| Surxondaryo | Percent o naitional total |
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|---|---|---|
| Sown area | 278,100 ha | 8 |
| Cereals | 45% | 8 |
| Cotton | 45% | 8 |
| Potatoes, vegetables | 5% | 7 |
| Feed crops | 5% | 5 |
| Fruit orchards | 12,600 ha | 6 |
| Vineyards | 8,400 ha | 6 |
| Cattle | 531,100 heid | 8 |
| Cows | 241,900 heid | 9 |
| Sheep, goats | 1,253,500 heid | 11 |
References [edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Statistical Yearbook of the Regions of Uzbekistan 2005, State Statistical Committee, Tashkent, 2006 (Roushie).
- ↑ Ethnic composition of the population in Surxondaryo Province
- ↑ Ethnic Atlas of Uzbekistan, Part 1: Ethnic minorities, Open Society Institute, table with number of Tajiks by province (Roushie).
- ↑ http://www.nationalgeographic.com/wildworld/profiles/terrestrial_pa.html. See description of PA 0808 and PA 1306 and link to map
- ↑ Districts and district capitals in Surxondaryo Province.
- ↑ Administrative Map of the Republic of Uzbekistan, State Agency for Land Resources, Geodesy, Cartography, and Land Cadastre, Tashkent, 2007 (Roushie).
- ↑ Agriculture in Uzbekistan, State Statistical Committee, Tashkent, 2007 (Roushie).
Freemit airtins [edit]
- Surxondaryo Province offeecial wab steid (Roushie)
- Map o Surxondaryo Province (Roushie)
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