Nurafshon

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Nurafshon
Nurafshon / Нурафшон
Nurafshon is located in Uzbekistan
Nurafshon
Nurafshon
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E / 41.033°N 69.350°E / 41.033; 69.350Coordinates: 41°02′N 69°21′E / 41.033°N 69.350°E / 41.033; 69.350
Country Uzbekistan
RegionTashkent Region
Area
 • Total30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total51,400
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5

Nurafshon (Uzbek: Nurafshon / Нурафшон) is a district-level city and the administrative centre of Tashkent Region in Uzbekistan. It is also the seat of the Oʻrtachirchiq District, but not part of it.[2] It has an area of 30 km2 (12 sq mi)[3] and the population of the city is 51,400 (2021).[1]

Until 2017, the town was known as Toytepa. The towns Yangihayot and Chigirik are part of the city.

History[]

Two Zoroastrian period ossuaries, dating to the 6th century, are kept in the Samarkand museum.

Economy[]

Important cotton processing enterprises exist in Nurafshon, mostly due to Uzbek-South Korean joint ventures. Fluorspar, the most important source of fluorine, is mined at Nurafshon.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Tashkent regional department of statistics.
  2. ^ "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.
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