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Administratively, Tajikistan is divided into:
| No. | Name | Russian | Tajik | ISO | Capital | Area (km2) | Pop. (2000) | Pop. (2010) [1] | Pop. (2019) [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sughd Region | Согдийская область Sogdijskaya oblast | Вилояти Суғд Viloyati Sughd | TJ-SU | Khujand | 25,400 | 1,871,979 | 2,233,550 | 2,658,400 |
| 2 | Districts under Republic Subordination | Районы республиканского подчинения Rajoni respublikanskovo podchineniya | Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ Nohiyahoi tobei jumhurī | TJ-RA | Dushanbe | 28,600 | 1,337,479 | 1,722,908 | 2,120,000 |
| 3 | Khatlon Region | Хатлонская область Khatlonskaya oblast' | Вилояти Хатлон Viloyati Khatlon | TJ-KT | Bokhtar | 24,800 | 2,150,136 | 2,677,251 | 3,274,900 |
| 4 | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region [lower-alpha 1] | Горно-Бадахшанская автономная область Gorno-Badakhshanskaya avtonomnaya oblast' | Вилояти Мухтори Кӯҳистони Бадахшон Viloyati Mukhtori Kūhistoni Badakhshon | TJ-GB | Khorugh | 64,200 | 206,004 | 205,949 | 226,900 |
| – | Dushanbe | Душанбе Dushanbe | Душанбе Dushanbe | TJ-DU | Dushanbe | 124.6 | 561,895 | 724,844 | 846,400 |
Each region is divided into districts (Tajik : ноҳия, nohiya or Russian : район, rayon), which are further subdivided into municipal units: either as urban municipalities called either as cities (Tajik : шаҳр, romanized: şahr, "cities") or towns (Tajik : шаҳрак, romanized: şahrak, "towns"), or as rural municipalities called jamoats (Tajik : ҷамоати деҳот, romanized: jamoati dehot, "village communes"), which in turn are further subdivided into villages/settlements (Tajik : деҳа or қишлоқ, romanized: deha or qyshloq, "villages/hamlets").
As of 2020, Tajikistan has a total of 47 (not including 4 districts of the capital city Dushanbe) districts; prior to 2017 it had about 58.
| Type | Native name | Level | Number [3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Districts | ноҳия nohiya | 2 | 47 |
| Cities | шаҳр shahr | 2 | 18 |
| Jamoats | 3 | 368 | |
| Towns | шаҳрак shahrak | 3 | 65 |
Sughd Province, also referred to as the Sogdia Region, is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three provinces that make up Tajikistan. Centered in the historical Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,707,300, up from 2,233,550 according to the 2010 census and 1,871,979 in 2000. The capital is Khujand. The Province's ethnic composition in 2010 was 84% Tajik, 14.8% Uzbek, 0.6% Kyrgyz, 0.4% Russian and 0.1% Tatar.
Tursunzoda is a city in western Tajikistan, known for its aluminium smelting plant TadAZ. It is located 60 km west of Dushanbe, near the border with Uzbekistan. It is near several rivers, Shirkent and Karatag immediately to the west and east of the city, and Kofarnihon further east. Its population is estimated at 55,700 for the city proper and 298,800 for the city with the outlying communities (2020). Its population was given as 40,600 in the 1989 census, falling to 39,000 in 2000, and estimated at 37,000 in 2006.
Jaloliddin Balkhi District, is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Kurgan-Tyube (Qurghonteppa) and Vakhsh District. It was renamed Rumi District on 23 June 2007 in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the Persian poet and philosopher Rumi and plans were announced to erect a monument to Rumi in the district. It was renamed again in 2016 to Jaloliddin Balkhi, another name for the poet Rumi.
Mu'minobod District or Nohiya-i Mu'minobod is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Mu'minobod, also known in Soviet times, from 1973 − 1991, as Leningradskiy. The population of the district is 94,700.
Jomi District is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located north of the regional capital Bokhtar. The population of the district is 175,800. Called Kuybyshevskiy District in Soviet times, then Hojamaston District until 2004, and finally renamed Jomi District in honor of the 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami. The district capital is the town Abdurahmoni Jomi.
Roshtqal'a District is a district in eastern Tajikistan, in the south-western part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). It stretches along the river Shakhdara between the Shughnon Range to the north and the Shakhdara Range to the south, enclosed within GBAO, without international borders. The population of Roshtqal'a district is 27,400. Its administrative capital is the village Roshtqal'a in the west part of the district, about 30 km south-east of the regional capital Khorugh.
Ayni District, also Aini District, is a district in the southern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the river Zeravshan. Its capital is the town of Ayni, located on the Zeravshan. The population of the district is 83,600. It was named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni.
Ghafurov District is a district in the northern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Ghafurov, a town in the south of the district. The district surrounds, but does not include the cities Khujand, Istiqlol, Buston, and Guliston, also in the south, which gave its name to the adjacent Kayrakkum Reservoir.
Devashtich District is a district in the center of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Khujand and bordering on Kyrgyzstan to the east. Its capital is Ghonchi. The population of the district is 173,500.
Spitamen District is a district in north-central Sughd, Tajikistan, stretching across the province's narrow part from the border with Uzbekistan to the border with Kyrgyzstan. Population 141,600. Formerly called Nau District or Nov District, it was renamed Spitamen district by a resolution of parliament in November 2003. The district capital is Navkat, located south-west of Khujand.
Varzob District is a district in Tajikistan, lying north of Dushanbe. It is one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It borders on the city of Hisor from the west, Rudaki District from the south, and the city of Vahdat from the east. The Gissar Range runs along its northern edge. The river Varzob traverses the entire district north to south. The district capital is the village Varzob. The population of the district is 82,200.
Rudaki District is a district in Tajikistan, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It stretches south from Dushanbe, bordering on Shahrinav District, the city of Hisor, and Varzob District from the north and northwest, Tajikistan's Khatlon Region from the south and the east, and Uzbekistan from the west. Its administrative capital is Somoniyon, a southern suburb of Dushanbe, called Leninsky in the Soviet period. The population of the district is 518,200.
Fayzabad District is a district in Tajikistan. One of the Districts of Republican Subordination, it is about 60 km east of Dushanbe. It borders on the city of Vahdat from the west and the north, the city of Roghun from the east, and the Khatlon Region from the south. Its capital is Fayzobod. The population of the district is 103,600.
Shahrinav District is a district in Tajikistan, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It lies between Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe and Uzbekistan. The Shahrinav District borders on the city of Tursunzoda in the west, the city of Hisor in the east, and Rudaki District in the south. It is delimited by the Gissar Range in the north and is part of the fertile Gissar Valley. Its capital is Shahrinav, a village 30 km west of Dushanbe. The population of the district is 123,000.
As of 2020, the regions of Tajikistan are subdivided into 47 districts, not including 4 districts belonging to the capital city Dushanbe, and 18 cities of regional subordination. Before ca. 2017, there were 58 districts. The districts are further subdivided into municipal units: either as urban municipalities called either as cities or towns, or as rural municipalities called jamoats, which in turn are further subdivided into villages.
Khuroson District is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It extends south from national capital Dushanbe toward the regional capital Bokhtar. Its capital is the town Obikiik. The population of the district is 116,500.
Temurmalik District is a district in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located south of the Vakhsh Range along the middle course of the river Kyzylsu. It had an estimated population of 69,800 as of 2020. Before 1957, it was called Qizil-Mazor District or Kzyl-Mazar District, then renamed Sovetskiy District, and in 2004 given its present name Temurmalik District. The new name honors a medieval military hero, Timur Malik, who in 1220 led the people of Khujand in their struggle against the Mongol occupation.
Nosiri Khusrav District, is a district located in the south-western corner of Khatlon Region of Tajikistan on the Amu Darya. It shares borders with Uzbekistan to the west, Afghanistan to the south and the Shahrtuz District to the north and east. The population of the district is 39,300. Until 2004 it was called Beshkent District ; then renamed in honor of the 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav. The district capital is Bahori, a village at the northernmost tip of the district.
Beshkent is a lowland 70 kilometers in length and 5 kilometers in width—dry without any reliable source of water. beshkent is the warmest valley in Tajikistan, with average temperatures in January and July of 3 °C and 31 °C respectively. The annual average precipitation is 140 millimeters.
Hamadoni District is a district in the south-east of Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located south of Kulob and stretching along a section of the Panj on the border with Afghanistan. Between 1950 and 2004 it was called Moskovskiy town, then renamed in honor of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, a 14th-century Persia Great Islamic preacher, traveller, poet, and scholar who preached Islam in different parts of world, and is buried in Khatlon.
The jamoats of Tajikistan are the third-level administrative divisions, similar to communes or municipalities, in the Central Asian country of Tajikistan. As of January 2020, there are 368 rural jamoats, 65 towns and 18 cities in Tajikistan. Each jamoat is further subdivided into villages
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