Andijan Province
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| Andijan Province Andijon viloyati |
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| Capital: | Andijan |
| Area: | 4,200 km² |
| Population: | 1,899,500 (2005) |
| Population density: | 452 people/km² |
| ISO 3166-2: | UZ-AN |
Andijan Province (Uzbek: Andijon viloyati / Андижон вилояти) is a viloyat (province) of Uzbekistan, located in the eastern part of the Fergana Valley in far eastern Uzbekistan. It borders with Kyrgyzstan, Fergana Province and Namangan Province. It covers an area of 4,200 sq. km. The population is estimated to be around 1,899,000 thus making Andijan Province the most densely populated province of Uzbekistan.
Andijan Province is divided into 14 administrative districts. The capital is the city of Andijan (pop est 350,000 inhabitants). Other major cities include Asaka (Leninsk), Xonobod, Shahrixon (Moscovskiy), and Qorasuv.
The climate is a typically continental climate with extreme differences between winter and summer temperatures.
Natural resources include deposits of petroleum, natural gas, ozokerite and limestone. As with other regions of Uzbekistan, it is famous for its very sweet melons and watermelons, but cultivation of crops can be accomplished exclusively on irrigated lands. Main agriculture includes cotton, cereal, viticulture, cattle raising and vegetable gardening.
Industry includes metal processing, chemical industry, light industry, food processing. The first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia was opened in Asaka in Andijan Province by the Uzbek-Korean joint venture, UzDaewoo, which produces Nexia and Tico cars and the Damas minibus.
| Provinces of Uzbekistan |  |
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| Andijon | Buxoro | Fergana | Jizzakh | Namangan | Navoiy | Qashqadaryo | Samarqand | Sirdaryo | Surxondaryo | Toshkent | Xorazm | |
