Nukus District


Nókis district or Nukus district is a district in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Population 41,890. The capital lies at the town Aqmańģıt. 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 Aqmańģıt and six rural communities Arbashi, Baqanshaqli, Kerder, Samanbay, Taqirkól, Krantau.
Largely an agricultural district, the Karakalpaktomat 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.