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Andijan Region Андижон вилояти / Andijon viloyati
Region
Jami Mosque in Andijan
Andijan in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°45′N 72°10′E / 40.750°N 72.167°E / 40.750; 72.167
Country	Uzbekistan
Capital	Andijan
Government
• Hokim	Shuhratbek Abdurahmonov
Area
• Total	4,303 km (1,661 sq mi)
Population
• Total	3,253,528
• Density	760/km (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5 (East)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+5 (not observed)
ISO 3166 code	UZ-AN
Districts	14
Cities	11
Townships	0
Villages	95
Website	www.andijan.uz

Andijan Region is a region of Uzbekistan, located in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. It borders with Kyrgyzstan (Jalal-Abad and Osh Regions), Fergana Region and Namangan Region. It covers an area of 4,300 km. The population is estimated to be around 3,253,528 as of 2022, thus making Andijan Region the most densely populated region of Uzbekistan.

The name Andijan has originated from the Persian word of اندکان Andakan. The traditional etymology connects the name with the Turk, ethnonym Gandhi (Gandhi Turks), known from pre-Islamic period.

Andijan Region is divided into 14 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Andijan. The climate is a typically continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.

Natural resources include deposits of petroleum, natural gas, ozokerite and limestone. As with other regions of Uzbekistan, it is famous for its very sweet melons and watermelons, but cultivation of crops can be accomplished exclusively on irrigated lands. Main agriculture includes cotton, cereal, viticulture, cattle raising and vegetable gardening.

Industry includes metal processing, chemical industry, light industry, food processing. The first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia was opened in Asaka in Andijan Region by the Uzbek-Korean joint venture, UzDaewoo, which produces Nexia and Tico cars and the Damas minibus.

Administrative divisions

The Andijan Region consists of 14 districts (listed below) and two district-level cities: Andijan and Xonobod.

There are 11 cities (Andijan, Xonobod, Jalaquduq, Poytugʻ, Qoʻrgʻontepa, Qorasuv, Asaka, Marhamat, Shahrixon, Paxtaobod, Xoʻjaobod) and 79 urban-type settlements in the Andijan Region.

Notes

1. Uzbek: Андижон вилояти, romanized: Andijon viloyati, IPA: [ændɨˈdʒɒn ʋɪ̆lɒjæˈtʰɪ̆]
2. Formerly known as Andizhan Oblast (from Russian Андижанская область).

References

1. "Ўзбекистонда энг кўп аҳоли қайси вилоятда яшайди?". Qalampir.uz (in Uzbek). Retrieved 2022-02-10.
2. Dehkhoda Dictionary Archived October 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
3. Географические названия мира: Топонимический словарь. — М: АСТ. Поспелов Е.М. 2001.
4. ^ "Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining maʼmuriy-hududiy boʻlinishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Uzbekistan] (in Uzbek). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022.
5. ^ "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.

v t e Places adjacent to Andijan Region
Namangan Region Jalal-Abad Region,  Kyrgyzstan Andijan Region Fergana Region Osh Region,  Kyrgyzstan

v t e Andijan Region
Capital: Andijan
Districts	Andijan City Xonobod City Andijan Asaka Baliqchi Boʻston Buloqboshi Izboskan Jalaquduq Marhamat Oltinkoʻl Paxtaobod Qoʻrgʻontepa Shahrixon Ulugʻnor Xoʻjaobod
Cities	Andijan Asaka Jalaquduq Marhamat Paxtaobod Poytugʻ Qorasuv Qoʻrgʻontepa Shahrixon Xoʻjaobod Xonobod
Towns	Andijon Baliqchi Boʻz Buloqboshi Chinobod Izboskan Janubiy Olamushuk Kuyganyor Oqoltin Oyim Polvontosh Sultonobod Xidirsha Yorqishloq
Villages	Dardoq Nazarmaxram Oltinkoʻl

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