Jayhun District
Russian: Район Джайхун
Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҷайҳун
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°20′N 68°40′E / 37.333°N 68.667°E / 37.333; 68.667
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalDusti
Area
 • Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total139,000
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Official languages

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]

During part of the Soviet period the district was named Molotovobod District.

Administrative divisions

The 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]
Istiqlol24,717
Panj22,319
Qumsangir25,212
Vahdati milli20,882
Yakkadin8,754

References

  1. ↑ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. 1 2 Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
  6. ↑ "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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