Sirdaryo Region

Sirdaryo Region Sirdaryo viloyati
region
Sirdaryo in Uzbekistan
Country	Uzbekistan
Capital	Guliston
Government
• Hokim	Ashurov Oybek Shodmonqulovich
Area
• Total	5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population  (2005)
• Total	648,100
• Density	130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (East)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (not observed)
ISO 3166 code	UZ-SI
Districts	9
Cities	5
Townships	6
Villages	75

Sirdarya Region (Uzbek: Sirdaryo viloyati, Сирдарё вилояти) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the center of the country on the left bank of Syr Darya River. It borders with (Kazakhstan), Tajikistan, Tashkent Region, and Jizzakh Region. It covers an area of 5,100 km², and is mostly desert, with the Starving Steppe taking up a significant part of the region's area. The population is estimated to be around 648,100.

Administration

Syrdaryo Region is divided into 9 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Guliston (pop. est. 54,000 inhabitants). Other cities and towns include Baxt, Boyovut, Farhod, Qahramon, Sayhun, Sirdaryo, Shirin and Yangiyer.

Districts

Key	District name	District capital
1	Akaltyn District	Sardoba
2	Bayaut District	Bayaut
3	Gulistan District	Dehqonobod
4	Khavast District	Khavast
5	Mekhnatabad District	Kakhraman
6	Mirzaabad District	Navruz
7	Saikhunabad District	Saikhun
8	Sharof Rashidov District	Pakhtaabad
9	Sirdaryo District	Sirdaryo

Climate

The climate is a typically arid continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.

Economy

The economy is based on cotton and cereal crops, with strong reliance on irrigation and on cattle breeding. Minor crops include forage plants, vegetables, melons, gourds, potatoes, maize, a variety of fruit and grapes. Industry consists of construction materials, irrigation equipment and raw-cotton processing.

Syrdarya contains one of Uzbekistan's largest hydroelectric power plants, which generates one third of the country's electricity.