Samarkand

Uzbekistan

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Samarkand

Area of Samarkand	14,276.1 km²
Population	2.9 million
Male Population	1,453,196 (50.2%)
Female Population	1,443,694 (49.8%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+148.7%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+27.2%
Median Age	23.9 years old
Male Median Age	23.5 years old
Female Median Age	24.3 years old
Timezone	Pacific Daylight Time

Samarqand Region is one of the regions of Uzbekistan. It is located in the center of the country in the basin of Zarafshan River. Source: Wikipedia

Samarkand Population

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	1,164,865	1,822,052	2,276,790	2,896,879
Population Density	81.6 / km²	127.6 / km²	159.5 / km²	202.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarqand Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 27.2% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Samarkand	+148.7%	+59%	+27.2%
Uzbekistan	+113.5%	+45.6%	+21.9%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarkand Population Tree

Population By Age and Gender

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	154,838	147,784	302,623
5-9	139,383	132,920	272,304
10-14	151,130	144,328	295,459
15-19	169,859	162,642	332,501
20-24	160,759	154,899	315,659
25-29	131,127	129,047	260,175
30-34	112,077	110,417	222,495
35-39	95,461	95,554	191,015
40-44	80,858	84,566	165,424
45-49	78,740	82,996	161,736
50-54	65,510	67,193	132,704
55-59	43,285	47,515	90,800
60-64	24,024	27,630	51,655
65-69	17,251	18,630	35,881
70-74	18,415	22,816	41,232
75-79	10,478	14,757	25,235
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Samarkand Population Density

Population Density: 202.9 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Population Density
Samarkand	2.9 million	14,276.1 km²	202.9 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Samarkand Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1300 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 year growth %	Avg 10 year growth
1300	58,852	n/a	n/a
1400	62,563	0.6%	371
1500	66,805	0.7%	424
1600	76,348	1.3%	954
1700	85,892	1.2%	954
1800	155,329	6.1%	6,943
1900	279,171	6%	12,384
1910	296,014	6%	16,843
1920	313,862	6%	17,848
1930	332,771	6%	18,909
1940	352,802	6%	20,031
1950	374,018	6%	21,216
1960	509,142	36.1%	135,124
1970	870,131	70.9%	360,989
1990	1,822,052	44.7%	475,960
2000	2,276,790	25%	454,738
2020	3,035,213	15.5%	379,211
2030	3,229,063	6.4%	193,850
2040	3,328,633	3.1%	99,570
2050	3,364,341	1.1%	35,708
2060	3,316,184	-1.4%	-48,157
2070	3,223,049	-2.8%	-93,135
2080	3,104,953	-3.7%	-118,096
2090	2,973,807	-4.2%	-131,146
2100	2,855,244	-4%	-118,563

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Samarkand CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Samarkand	8,420,946 t	2.91 t	589.9 t/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Samarqand Annual Weather Averages

May Historical Weather Data (1936 to 2019)

Average Temp

19.5°C

67.1°F

Average High

26.5°C

79.7°F

Average Low

12.7°C

54.8°F

Record High Temperature

39.5°C

103.1°F

Record Low Temperature

-1.3°C

29.7°F

Average Precipitation

31.0 mm

1.2 in

Average Precipitation Days (≥ 0.254 mm)

5.9 days

Sources:
1. NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
2. Lawrimore, Jay H.; Ray, Ron; Applequist, Scott; Korzeniewski, Bryant; Menne, Matthew J. (2016): Global Summary of the Month (GSOM), Version 1. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5QV3JJ5. Accessed Fri, 08 May 2020 06:54:17 GMT.

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Landslide	High (7)
Drought	Medium (5)
Flood	Medium (4)
Earthquake	High (7.2)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:
1. Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
2. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.
3. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
4. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI. 2005. Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ.
5. Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Earthquake Hazard Distribution - Peak Ground Acceleration. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4BZ63ZS.

Top places in Samarkand

Places in Samarkand

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Bulung'ur	667.8 km²	150,067	224.7 / km²
Ishtykhan	714 km²	331,822	464.7 / km²
Kattaqo'rg'on	1,235.6 km²	414,103	335.1 / km²
Khashdala	476.3 km²	178,064	373.8 / km²
Narpay	383.7 km²	2,223	5.79 / km²
Nurobod	4,037.2 km²	36,180	8.96 / km²
Oqdaryo	238.9 km²	76,091	318.5 / km²
Pastdarg'om	751.9 km²	301,918	401.6 / km²
Paxtachi	1,161.8 km²	1,449	1.25 / km²
Payariq	1,049.6 km²	283,380	270.0 / km²
Qushrabot	1,791.6 km²	79,988	44.6 / km²
Samarqand	546.1 km²	754,209	1,381 / km²
Tayloq	191.7 km²	86,922	453.4 / km²
Urgut	1,029.8 km²	200,470	194.7 / km²

Other places in Uzbekistan

Place	Area	Population	Population Density
Andijon	4,413 km²	2.8 million	632.9 / km²
Bukhoro	40,441.6 km²	1.8 million	43.7 / km²
Farghona	6,734.5 km²	3.4 million	498.6 / km²
Jizzakh	21,757.7 km²	1.1 million	51.5 / km²
Khorazm	7,397.3 km²	1.8 million	239.4 / km²
Namangan	7,480 km²	2.4 million	325.7 / km²
Nawoiy	111,936.6 km²	1.4 million	12.3 / km²
Qashqadaryo	28,300.8 km²	2.8 million	100.5 / km²
Qoraqalpoghiston	166,330.1 km²	1.6 million	9.4 / km²
Sirdaryo	4,759.6 km²	770,345	161.9 / km²
Surkhondaryo	20,094.4 km²	2.3 million	113.1 / km²
Toshkent	14,833 km²	2.5 million	167.5 / km²
Toshkent Shahri	552.6 km²	2.5 million	4,481 / km²

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