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Piskent District

Coordinates: 40°53′50″N 69°21′01″E / 40.8972°N 69.3503°E / 40.8972; 69.3503
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Piskent
Piskent tumani
CountryUzbekistan
RegionTashkent Region
CapitalPiskent
Established1926
Area
 • Total790 km2 (310 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total102,000
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Piskent (Uzbek: Piskent tumani, Пискент тумани[1] or Pskent tumani / Пскент тумани[2]) is a district of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at the city Piskent.[2] It has an area of 790 km2 (310 sq mi)[3] and it had 102,000 inhabitants in 2021.[4] The district consists of one city (Piskent), 2 urban-type settlements (Muratali, Said) and 6 rural communities (Oq tepa, Dungqoʻrgʻon, Kelovchi, Murotali, Koriz, Said).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Пискент тумани" [Piskent tumani] (PDF). National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Tashkent. 2000–2005. pp. 233–234.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Toshkent viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Tashkent Region] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
  4. ^ "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.

40°53′50″N 69°21′01″E / 40.8972°N 69.3503°E / 40.8972; 69.3503