Istaravshan District (Russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former district in the central part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east.[2] Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000). Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Istaravshan.
Istaravshan District | |
|---|---|
 Location of Istaravshan District in Tajikistan | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Istaravshan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
| Official languages | |
Administrative divisions
editThe district was divided administratively into jamoats. They were as follows (and population).[3]
| Jamoats of Istaravshan District | |||||||||||
| Jamoat | Population | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frunze | 11058 | ||||||||||
| Guli Surkh | 28799 | ||||||||||
| Javkandak | 7535 | ||||||||||
| Kommunizm | 22190 | ||||||||||
| Leninobod | 11468 | ||||||||||
| Nijoni | 7747 | ||||||||||
| Nofaroj | 7343 | ||||||||||
| Poshkent | 13292 | ||||||||||
| Pravda | 11652 | ||||||||||
| Qalaibaland | 6759 | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
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