Jayhun District (Russian: Район Джайхун; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҷайҳун, before 2016: Qumsangir District)[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is the town Dusti. The population of the district is 139,000 (January 2020 estimate).[3]
Jayhun District
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 Location of the district in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′N 68°40′E / 37.333°N 68.667°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Capital | Dusti |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 139,000 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Official languages | |
During part of the Soviet period the district was named Molotovobod District.
Administrative divisions
editThe district has an area of about 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[5] |
|---|---|
| Dusti (town) | 16,500[6] |
| Istiqlol | 24,717 |
| Panj | 22,319 |
| Qumsangir | 25,212 |
| Vahdati milli | 20,882 |
| Yakkadin | 8,754 |
References
edit- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015.
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