Samarkand District
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Samarkand District is a district of Samarkand Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Gulobod.{{cite web|url=https://stat.uz/uploads/docs/soato(mhobt)_2020.xlsx|title=Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan|language=uz, ru|date=July 2020|publisher=The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics}} It has an area of {{cvt|430|km2}}{{cite web|url=https://samstat.uz/uz/rasmiy-statistika/demography-2|title=Samarqand viloyatining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi|trans-title=Administrative-territorial division of the Samarkand Region|publisher=Samarkand regional department of statistics|lang=uz|type=PDF}} and its population is 256,500 (2021 est.).{{cite web|url=https://samstat.uz/files/284/Demografiya/1705/Hududlar-boyicha-shahar-va-qishloq-aholisi-soni.pdf|title=Urban and rural population by district|publisher=Samarkand regional department of statistics|lang=uz}} The district was established in 1930.
==Administrative divisions==
As of 2020, the district contains two urban-type settlements (Gulobod and Xoʻja Ahrori Vali) and 8 rural communities:
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Category:Districts of Uzbekistan
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