provinces of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is divided into twelve provinces (viloyatlar, singular viloyat, compound noun viloyati e.g. Toshkent viloyati, Samarqand viloyati, etc.), one autonomous republic (respublika, compound noun respublikasi e.g. Qaraqalpaqstan Avtonom Respublikasi, Karakalpakistan Autonomous Republic, etc.), and one independent city (shahar. compound noun shahri , e.g. Toshkent shahri). Names are given below in the Uzbek language, although numerous variations of the transliterations of each name exist. Division Capital City Area (km²) Population Key Andijon Viloyati Andijon 4,200 1,899,000 2 Buxoro Viloyati Buxoro (Bukhara) 39,400 1,384,700 3 Farg'ona Viloyati Farg'ona (Fergana)　 6,800 2,597,000 4 Jizzax Viloyati Jizzax 20,500 910,500 5 Xorazm Viloyati Urganch 6,300　 1,200,000 13 Namangan Viloyati Namangan 7,900 1,862,000 6 Navoiy Viloyati Navoiy 110,800 767,500 7 Qashqadaryo Viloyati Qarshi 28,400 2,029,000 8 Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikasi Nukus 160,000 1,200,000 14 Samarqand Viloyati Samarqand 16,400　 2,322,000 9 Sirdaryo Viloyati Guliston 5,100 648,100 10 Surxondaryo Viloyati Termez 20,800 1,676,000 11 Toshkent Viloyati Toshkent (Tashkent) 15,300　 4,450,000 12 Toshkent Shahri Toshkent (Tashkent) No Data 2,205,000 1 The statistics for Toshkent Viloyati also include the statistics for Toshkent Shahri. The provinces are further divided into districts (tuman).