Asaka District
Asaka | |
|---|---|
| Asaka tumani | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Region | Andijan Region |
| Capital | Asaka |
| Established | 1926 |
| Area | |
• Total | 270 km2 (100 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 340,000 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
Asaka is a district of Andijan Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Asaka. It has an area of 270 km2 (100 sq mi) and it had 340,000 inhabitants in 2022.
The district consists of 1 city (Asaka), 4 urban-type settlements (Kujgan, Navkan, Oqboʻyra and T.Aliyev) and 8 rural communities.
Asaka has always been eminent for its transportation means,- for its horses in the past and cars that GM Uzbekistan (car-manufacturing plant located in the heart of the district) produces today. In fact, the town is named after a beautiful horse which, according to a folk legend, was owned by a local mustanger.