Guliston (Uzbek: Guliston — flower country) also spelled as Gulistan, formerly known as Mirzachül (Uzbek: Mirzachoʻl, until 1961) and Qayroqqum (Uzbek: Qayroqqum; from 1962 - 2015), is the capital of Sirdaryo Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is a district-level city.[2]
Guliston
Uzbek: Guliston | |
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  Guliston Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°29′N 68°47′E / 40.483°N 68.783°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Sirdaryo Region |
| Established | 1801 |
| Elevation | 271 m (889 ft) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 90,398 |
| Postal code | 120100 |
| Area code | (+998) 672 |
Geography and climateEdit
GeographyEdit
It lies in the southeastern part of the Mirzachül (formerly Golodnaya steppe), 120 kilometres (75 mi) southwest of Tashkent. Its population is 91,300 (2021).[3] The main industry in the area is cottonpicking.
ClimateEdit
| Climate data for Guliston (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 5.0 (41.0) |
8.5 (47.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
23.1 (73.6) |
29.0 (84.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
36.2 (97.2) |
34.7 (94.5) |
29.5 (85.1) |
22.4 (72.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
6.5 (43.7) |
21.6 (70.9) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −3.4 (25.9) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.7 (56.7) |
17.4 (63.3) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.2 (61.2) |
10.7 (51.3) |
5.8 (42.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
7.5 (45.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 39.1 (1.54) |
46.3 (1.82) |
52.6 (2.07) |
43.8 (1.72) |
28.8 (1.13) |
6.2 (0.24) |
2.8 (0.11) |
1.3 (0.05) |
5.0 (0.20) |
18.5 (0.73) |
32.6 (1.28) |
47.3 (1.86) |
324.3 (12.75) |
| Average precipitation days | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 93 |
| Source: Centre of Hydrometeorological Service of Uzbekistan[4] | |||||||||||||
DemographicsEdit
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 43,087 | — |
| 1989 | 54,360 | +2.35% |
| 2005 | 55,600 | +0.14% |
| 2020 | 90,398 | +3.29% |
| Source: [1] | ||
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b Uzbekistan, citypopulation.de
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Sirdaryo regional department of statistics.
- ^ "Average monthly data about air temperature and precipitation in 13 regional centers of the Republic of Uzbekistan over period from 1981 to 2010". Centre of Hydrometeorological Service of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Uzhydromet). Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
- Guliston. (2007). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9038486
Coordinates: 40°29′N 68°47′E / 40.483°N 68.783°E
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