Namangan Region
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Namangan Region Namangan viloyati |
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| Region | |
 Namangan in Uzbekistan |
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| Coordinates: 41°0′N 71°10′E / 41.000°N 71.167°ECoordinates: 41°0′N 71°10′E / 41.000°N 71.167°E | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Capital | Namangan |
| Government | |
| • Hokim | Baxodir Yusupov |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,900 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 1,862,000 |
| • Density | 240/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | East (UTC+5) |
| • Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+5) |
| ISO 3166 code | UZ-NG |
| Districts | 11 |
| Cities | 8 |
| Townships | 11 |
| Villages | 99 |
Namangan Region (Uzbek: Namangan viloyati/Наманган вилояти, نەمەنگەن ۋىلايەتى; Russian: Наманганская область, Namanganskaya oblast’) is one of the regions of Uzbekistan, located in the southern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern part of the country. It is on the right bank of Syr Darya River and borders with Kyrgyzstan, Fergana Region, and Andijan Region. It covers an area of 7,900 km2. The population is estimated to be around 2,530,000, with over 62% of the population living in rural areas. The great river Syrdarya, the main waterway in Central Asia, starts in the territory of Namangan. Syrdarya is formed inflows of the rivers Norin and Kora Darya. The Namangan region is very rich in various natural resources. In particular, the region extracts oil in Mingbulak District and big gold and diamond deposits have been discovered in Kasansay and Pap Districts. There are also large deposits of uranium, silver, aluminum, tungsten, iron, copper, granite, and marble, among others.There are two big mountain tunnels connecting the Fergana valley with the inner city area and other regions of the country, located in the territory of Namangan.
Namangan Region is divided into 11 administrative districts.
The climate is a typically continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.
Natural resources include deposits of petroleum, natural gas, gold, lead, copper, quartz and antimony. Main agriculture includes cotton, horticulture and sericulture, animal husbandry, including breeding of Angora goats for their valuable down hair.
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