Khuroson District

Khuroson District
Russian: Хуросонский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Хуросон
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°05′N 68°40′E / 38.083°N 68.667°E / 38.083; 68.667
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalObikiik
Area
 • Total
900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
116,500
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Official languages
Websitebalkhi.tj

Khuroson District (Russian: Хуросонский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Хуросон, 1991–2004: Ghozimalik District, before 1991: Ilyichyovskiy District)[2] is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It extends south from national capital Dushanbe toward the regional capital Bokhtar.[3] Its capital is the town Obikiik (former name: Pravda). The population of the district is 116,500 (January 2020 estimate).[4]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 900 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[5] They are as follows:[6]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Obikiik (town) 8,500[7]
Ayni 26,724
Fakhrobod 12,264
Ghallaobod 18,253
Hiloli 18,426
Qizilqal'a 17,607

References

  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Хуросонский район
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
  7. ^ "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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