Tashkent District

Tashkent District Toshkent tumani
District
Tashkent District Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°24′N 69°12′E
Country	Uzbekistan
Autonomous Republic	Tashkent Region
Capital	Keles
Established	2017
Area
• Total	160 km^2 (60 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	183,200
• Density	1,100/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Tashkent District (Uzbek: Toshkent tumani, Russian: Ташкентский район) is a district of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. The seat lies at the city Keles.^[1] It was first created in 1975,^[2] merged into Zangiota District in 2010,^[3] and re-established in 2017.^[4] It has an area of 160 km² (62 sq mi)^[5] and it had 183,200 inhabitants in 2021.^[6]

The district consists of one city (Keles), 9 urban-type settlements (Z.Jalilov, Koʻk saroy, Kensoy, Sabzavot, M.Fozilov, Shamsiobod, Chigʻatoy, Hasanboy, Qashqarlik) and 9 rural communities.^[1]

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. "Тошкент тумани" [Tashkent district] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. pp. 573–574.
3. Decree 29 August 2010, № 96-II, LexUZ.
4. Decree 3 November 2017, № ПП-3375, LexUZ.
5. "Toshkent viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Tashkent Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
6. "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.