Namangan

Namangan

Namangan/Наманган
Namangan Namangan/Наманган
City
	From top, left to right: Mullah Kyrgyz Madrasa, Namangan Presidential School, Bobur Park
	Namangan Location in Uzbekistan
	Coordinates: 41°00′04″N 71°40′06″E / 41.00111°N 71.66833°E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Namangan Region
Established	1610
Area
• Total	145 km2 (56 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,010,000
• Density	7,000/km2 (18,000/sq mi)
Postal code	160100
Area code	+998 6922
Website	www.namangan.uz

Namangan (Uzbek pronunciation: [næmæŋɡæn]; Наманган) is a city in eastern Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, economic, and cultural center of Namangan Region. Administratively, it is a district-level city.^[3] Namangan is located in the northern edge of the Fergana Valley, less than 30 km from the Kyrgyzstan border. The city is served by Namangan Airport.

Namangan has been an important craft and trade center in the Fergana Valley since the 17th century. Many factories were built in the city during Soviet times. During World War II, industrial production in Namangan increased fivefold compared with that of 1926–1927. Currently, Namangan is mainly a center for light industry, especially in food.^[4] The officially registered population of the city was 657,000 in 2022.^[5] Uzbeks are the largest ethnic group.

^ "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Namangan regional department of statistics.
^ ^a ^b "Namangan". SPR (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
^ "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.
^ "Namangan travel guide". Caravanistan. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
^ Namangan viloyatining 2022 yil yanvar-sentyabr oylari bo‘yicha demografik holati tahlili, www.review.uz

[namstat-1] "Urban and rural population by district" (PDF) (in Uzbek). Namangan regional department of statistics.

[SPR-2] "Namangan". SPR (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2014.

[class-3] "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.

[4] "Namangan travel guide". Caravanistan. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-27.

[5] Namangan viloyatining 2022 yil yanvar-sentyabr oylari bo‘yicha demografik holati tahlili, www.review.uz

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Namangan Namangan/Наманган
City
From top, left to right: Mullah Kyrgyz Madrasa, Namangan Presidential School, Bobur Park
Namangan Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 41°00′04″N 71°40′06″E / 41.00111°N 71.66833°E / 41.00111; 71.66833
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Namangan Region
Established	1610
Area
• Total	145 km² (56 sq mi)
Elevation	450 m (1,480 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Total	1,010,000
• Density	7,000/km² (18,000/sq mi)
Postal code	160100^[2]
Area code	+998 6922^[2]
Website	www.namangan.uz