Asaka, Uzbekistan

Asaka
Asaka/Асака
City
Asaka is located in Uzbekistan
Asaka
Asaka
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°38′N 72°14′E / 40.633°N 72.233°E / 40.633; 72.233
Country Uzbekistan
RegionAndijan Region
DistrictAsaka District
City status1937
Elevation
495 m (1,624 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total62,200
 • Density1,256/km2 (3,250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5 (not observed)
Postal code
170200[1]
Area code+998 74[1]

Asaka (Uzbek: Asaka/Aсака; Russian: Aсака) is a city and the administrative center of Asaka District in eastern Uzbekistan,[2] located in the southeastern edge of the Fergana Valley near Uzbekistan's border with Kyrgyzstan.

Asaka underwent rapid industrialization during the Soviet era. Currently, it is the second biggest industrial city in Andijan Region, the first being Andijan. Asaka is home to the first automobile assembly plant in Central Asia, namely UzAutoMotors (formerly UzDaewooAuto).

  1. ^ a b "Asaka". SPR (in Russian). Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  2. ^ "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.