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Mu'minobod (Tajik: Мӯъминобод), previously known as Muminabad (Russian: Муминабад), Leningradskiy or Leningrad[2] (Tajik: Ленинград) is a settlement in south Tajikistan. It is the administrative capital of the Mu'minobod District in the eastern part of Khatlon Province, located north-east of the city of Kulob, not far from the Panj River and the international border with Afghanistan. The population of the town is 14,100 (January 2020 estimate).[3]
Mu'minobod
Мӯъминобод | |
|---|---|
  Mu'minobod Location of Mu'minobod in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°06′30″N 70°01′45″E / 38.10833°N 70.02917°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon |
| District | Mu'minobod |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 14,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (Tajikistan Time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+5 (Tajikistan Time) |
| Post index | 735365 |
| Website | www |
Population
editThe population of Mu'minobod is yearly estimated by the State Committee of Statistics,
| Year | 1970[4] | 1979[5] | 1989[6] | 2013[7] | 2015[8] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 12 625 | 6920 | 9764 | 12 700 | 13 000 |
Infrastructure
editSouth of Mu'minobod, there is a reservoir, storing water for irrigation. It is released in late summer, beginning of autumn.
Culture
editMuseum
editThe town has a town museum.
Mosques
edit
The Grand Mosque is located centrally in a park.
Sport
editIn the Stadium of Mu'minobod, many sporting events are carried out, and holidays are celebrated.
Memorials and Statues
editVarious statues and memorials are placed in the city centre, mainly to remember national events and personalities.
World War II memorial
editThe memorial park in remembrance of the heroes of the Second World War features a fountain.
Goat statue
editThe goat statue at the entrance of town was removed in 2018, after residents complained being called to live in "that goat place".[9]
Somoni statue
editIsmoil Somoni, is remembered by an equestrian statue right in the middle of town.
Lenin statue
editThe head of Lenin rests on a pedestal in front of a building opposite the postal office.
Constitution memorial
editAt the traffic light, where the road to Childuxtaron departs from the one leading to the market, there is a memorial of the Constitution of Tajikistan.
Transport
editAlthough there is no official public transport, the town can be reached in 45 minutes by a shared car from Kulob for 10 somoni (2017).
Ahead of a visit by the president, the first traffic light was installed in the middle of town.
Tourism
editA scenic place, one hour by car North-West of town, is the Childuxtaron Nature Reserve.
Services
editThere is a post office in town.
Climate
editMu'minobod has a hot, dry-summer continental climate (Köppen climate classification Dsa). The average annual temperature is 9.7 °C (49.5 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of 22.2 °C (72.0 °F) and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of -4.0 °C (24.8 °F). The average annual precipitation is 767.1 mm (30.2") and has an average of 78.3 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of 137.2 mm (5.4") of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 2.5 mm (0.1") of precipitation.[10]
| Climate data for Mu'minobod | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −4 (25) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
3.8 (38.8) |
10.5 (50.9) |
14.3 (57.7) |
19 (66) |
22.2 (72.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
16.4 (61.5) |
10.7 (51.3) |
4.6 (40.3) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 79.7 (3.14) |
97.7 (3.85) |
137.7 (5.42) |
132.7 (5.22) |
110.3 (4.34) |
22.8 (0.90) |
9.8 (0.39) |
2 (0.1) |
2.8 (0.11) |
44.5 (1.75) |
56.3 (2.22) |
71.7 (2.82) |
768 (30.2) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 7.2 | 9 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 7.3 | 78.3 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 70.6 | 70 | 66.2 | 63.2 | 57.9 | 42.9 | 36.1 | 36.2 | 39.6 | 49.4 | 58.8 | 66.4 | 54.8 |
| Source: "The Climate of Mu'minobod, Tajikistan". Weatherbase. Retrieved 9 December 2016. | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January, State Statistical Committee, Dushanbe, 2012 (in Russian)
- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Census-1970)
- ^ Census-1979
- ^ Census-1989
- ^ "population of Tajikistan on January 1, 2013" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of January 1, 2015. Message to the Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 2, 2015. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
- ^ RadioFreeEurope (2018): "Monumental Scapegoat: Tajik Villagers, Embarrassed By Statue, Put It Out To Pasture"
- ^ "Climate of Kulob". Weatherbase.com. Weatherbase. Retrieved 9 December 2016.