Shovot District (/, شاوات تومنى) is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

Xorazm Region Khorazm Region, also known as the Khorezm or Xorazm Region, () is a viloyat (region) of Uzbekistan located in the northwest of the country in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River. It borders with Turkmenistan, Karakalpakstan, and the Bukha ...

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. The capital lies in the town

Shovot Shovot, also Shavat, (/''Шовот'', شاوات; ) is a town and seat of Shovot District in Xorazm Region in Uzbekistan. The town is located 37 km north-west of Urgench Urgench (//, ; ; ) is a district-level city in western Uzbekistan. It is ...

. It has an area of and it had 171,700 inhabitants in 2021. The district consists of 5

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s (

, Boʻyrochi, Ipakchi, Kangli, Qat-qalʻa, Monoq, Chigʻatoy) and 11 rural communities.

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