Nukus District (, ) is a district of Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. Population 41,890 (1989). The capital lies at the town Oqmangʻit. The city of Nukus is not part of the district. Its area is and it had 51,900 inhabitants in 2022. There are one town (Oqmangʻit) and six rural communities (Arbashi, Baqanshaqli, Kerder, Samanbay, Taqirkoʻl, Krantau). Largely an agricultural district, the Korakalpoktomat enterprise, active in the area uses drip irrigation methods in cotton growing. Due to this, the crop capacity reaches 70 centners per hectare, which is among the country's highest figures. References Karakalpakstan Districts of Uzbekistan