Bekabad District

Bekabad
District
Bekobod tumani
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Tashkent Region
Capital	Zafar
Established	1926
Area
• Total	760 km^2 (290 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	159,500
• Density	210/km^2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Bekabad is a district of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the town Zafar.^[1] It has an area of 760 km² (290 sq mi)^[2] and it had 159,500 inhabitants in 2021.^[3]

Settlements

The district consists of 5 urban-type settlements (Zafar, Bobur, Koʻrkam, Xos, Gulzor) and 12 rural communities (Moʻyinqum, Bahoriston, Bekobod, Dalvarzin, Guliston, Madaniyat, Jumabozor, Qiyot, Mehnatobod, Yangiqoʻrgʻon, Chanoq, Yangi hayot).^[1]

Population

The population is mainly ethnic Uzbeks, as well as Tatars, Tajiks and representatives of other nationalities. The population density is 210 people per km². The urban population is 29 thousand people, the rural population is 30.5 thousand people (2021).^[3]

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. "Toshkent viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Tashkent Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
3. "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.