Baljuvon | |
|---|---|
Town and Jamoat | |
  Baljuvon Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′30″N69°40′35″E / 38.30833°N 69.67639°E Coordinates: 38°18′30″N69°40′35″E / 38.30833°N 69.67639°E | |
| Country |  |
| Province | Khatlon Province |
| District | Baljuvon District |
| Elevation | 911 m (2,989 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,660 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Baljuvon is a town and jamoat in Tajikistan. It is located in Baljuvon District in Khatlon Province. The jamoat has a total population of 3660. [1]
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages but smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish them vary considerably between different parts of the world.
The jamoats of Tajikistan are the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asia country of Tajikistan. There are approximately 405 jamoats of Tajikistan. Each jamoat is further subdivided into villages
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia with an area of 143,100 km2 (55,300 sq mi) and an estimated population of 9,275,828 people. It is bordered by Afghanistan to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east. The traditional homelands of the Tajik people include present-day Tajikistan as well as parts of Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.
