title: Samarqand District
text: # Samarqand District
  
  Samarqand District is a district of Samarqand Region in Uzbekistan. The capital lies at Gulobod. It has an area of 430 $km^2$ (170 sq mi) and its population is 256,500 (2021 est.). 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:
  
  * Ohalik
  * Qoʻshtamgʻali
  * Bogʻibaland
  * Dashtakibolo
  * Kattaqoʻrgʻonariq
  * Kulbaipoyon
  * Ulugʻbek
  * Qaynama
  