The center is Tailak city.

It was established on April 9, 1992.

The total area is 0,28 thousand km².

Number of urban-type settlements (towns) - 3. The number of neighborhood citizens 'assemblies is 51, of which the number of urban municipalities is 3, the number of citizens' gatherings is 9. Village settlements - 87.

According to the state of  January 1, 2016, the number of permanent residents is 183,949, of which 22,440 people (11,434 for men, 10,906 for women) and 161,609 in rural areas (men - 81,323, women - 80,286).

Distance to Samarkand - 10 km.

Bordering  districts - Urgut, Jamboy, Bulungur, Samarkand.

The governor of the district - Bobonazarov Bakhodir Kodirovich

Address: 14 Amir Temur Street, Tailak city, 141500

Phone: (0366) 231-99-23

e-mail: tayloq@samarkand.uz

Website: www.tayloq.uz

Tailak is the name of the village and district center in Samarkand Province. Tailak –Uzbek tribe. In Uzbek there was a form of white taylak, black tailak. The tailak is toponym, and by this way ,the name of the tribe was existenced. Tailak also appear in names of place and people. It was named after the district by the name as a village (National Encyclopedia of  Uzbekistan, p. 477).