Xojeli District

Xojeli district
District
Xojeli Hokimiyat (Administrative building)
Xojeli Hokimiyat (Administrative building)
Interactive map of boundaries as of 2026
Country Uzbekistan
Autonomous RepublicKarakalpakstan
CapitalXojeli
Incorporated1927
Administrative building14 Mustaqillik Street, Xojeli
Government
 • TypeCity Administration
 • BodyKengash of People's deputees of Xojeli District
 • Mayor (Hokim)Jengis Ermashev [uz] (UzLiDeP)
Area
 • Total
550 km2 (210 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)
 • Total
131,575
 • Rank7th
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Xojeli district is one of 16 districts of Karakalpakstan. Its seat and only city is Xojeli. It is bordered by districts Nukus and Qanlıkól to the north,Taqiyatas to the east, and Shomanay to the west, as well as Turkmenistan to its south.

Geographically, Xojeli district is mostly bound by the Amu Darya river and the Turkmenistan border. The southern area is the more populous part of the district, with its channels extending from Amu Darya and the Mizdahkan archeological complex, while agriculture is predominant in the northern parts of the district.

Administrative History

The district was first incorporated in 1927, within the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast, as one of 10 regions that comprised it. The Oblast was later elevated into Karakalpak ASSR. In 1960 after the abrogation of the Shomanay district, a part of it was transferred to the Xojeli district.

After Uzbekistan declared independence, with the adoption of the Constitution of Uzbekistan in 1992, it became a district in the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan.

In 2017, the south-eastern part of its territory was given for the creation of the Taqiyatas district.

Settlements

Settlements by type
Type Settlement
City Xojeli
Urban-type settlement, town Vodnik
Rural communities Amiwdarya, Jańajap, Qalap, Garezsizlik, Qumjiqqin, Sarıshunkôl, Samankôl

There are 28 Neighborhood authorities(Mahalla), in Xojeli District.

Politics and governance

Local government

The local authority is Xojeli district Kengash of People's deputees, led by the Hokim, which meets at the Hokimiyat building at 14 Mustaqillik street, Xojeli. Appointed as the Hokim in 2018, Jengis Ermashev [uz] of UzLiDeP, as of 2026, is the representative of the 13th electoral district to the Xojeli Kengash.

Graph of the party split among 25 seats.

Following the 2024 election, 15 seats are held by the ruling coalition of UzLiDeP and Milliy Tiklanish(12 and 3 seats respectively), 5 seats by the XDP, 3 Seats by the Ecological Party, and 2 by Adolat.

Supreme Council of Karakalpakstan

The district has two representatives to the Jokargy Kenes of Karakalpakstan. Following the 2024 election these two positions are held by Tajibay Romanov and Muxtar Ibragimov [ru; uz], members of Milliy Tiklanish and UzLiDeP respectively.

Oliy Majlis

Xojeli district is part of the third electoral district to the Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis, which includes Moynaq, Qońirat, Qanlikól, Shomanay, Taqiyatas, and Xojeli districts. As a result of the 2024 Uzbek parliamentary election that seat is held by Guljan Xalmuratova  [uz] of UzLiDeP.

Notes

  1. ↑ Karakalpak: Xojeli rayonı, Хожели районы [xoˈʒeli rayonɯ] ⓘ; Uzbek: Xoʻjayli tumani, Хўжайли тумани

References

  1. ↑ "Fundamental Principles of Local Bodies of State Authority. The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan". LexUz.
  2. 1 2 3 "Xo'jayli tumani deputatlar" [Deputees of Xojeli district]. The Government Portal of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Xo'jayli tumani hokimligi(Administration of Xojeli District).
  3. ↑ "Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasining ma'muriy-hududiy bo'linishi" [Administrative-territorial division of the Republic of Karakalpakstan] (PDF) (in Uzbek). Karakalpakstan Republic department of statistics.
  4. ↑ "Xo'jayli tumanining ijtimoiy-iqtisodiy holati to'g'risidagi xabarnoma 2026-yil yanvar-mart" [Socio-economic status of Xojeli district per January-March [1st quarter] of 2026] (PDF). The Government Portal of Uzbekistan (PDF) (in Uzbek). Qoraqalpog'iston Respublikasi statistika boshqarmasi (Dept of Statistics of Karakalpakstan).
  5. 1 2 "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek, Kara-Kalpak, and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  6. 1 2 Постановления второй сессии Казахского Центрального Исполнительного Комитета шестого созыва [Resolutions of the second session of the sixth Kazakh Central Executive Committee] (in Russian). Kyzylorda. 1928. p. 29.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ "Hokimiyat haqida. Xo'jayli tumani Hokimligi" [About the Administration. Hokimiyat of Xojeli District]. The Government Portal of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek and Kara-Kalpak). Xo'jayli tumani hokimligi(Administration of Xojeli District).
  8. ↑ "Ведомости Верховного Совета СССР" [Vedomosti of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union] (in Russian) (10 ed.). 1960. Указом Президиума Верховного Совета Узбекской ССР от 5 февраля 1960 года принято предложение Президиума Верховного Совета Кара-Калпакской АССР об упразднении Шуманайского района, с передачей территории Кировского поселкового Совета Кунградскому району, территории Шуманайского поселкового совета — Ходжейлинскому району Кара-Калпакской АССР. [By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Uzbek SSR per 5 February 1960, the proposal of the Presidium of the Supreme Council of Kara-Kalpak ASSR on the abolition of the Shomanay district was accepted, with the territory of the Kirov Settlement Council being transferred to the Kungrad district, the territory of the Shomanay Settlement Council - to the Xojeli district of Kara-Kalpak ASSR.]
  9. ↑ "New Takhiatash region formed in Karakalpakstan" (in Russian). 14 August 2017. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Fundamental Principles of Local Bodies of State Authority. The Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan". LexUz.
  11. ↑ "В двух районах Каракалпакстана сменились хокимы". Народное слово (in Russian). 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  12. ↑ "Xo'jayli tumani rahbariyati" [Leadership of Xojeli District]. The Government Portal of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Xo'jayli tumani hokimligi(Administration of Xojeli District).
  13. ↑ "Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan". Retrieved 2026-09-06.
  14. ↑ "Constituency. Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis". Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Retrieved 2026-09-06.

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