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Jayhun District

Coordinates: 37°20′N 68°40′E / 37.333°N 68.667°E / 37.333; 68.667
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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

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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]
Istiqlol 24,717
Panj 22,319
Qumsangir 25,212
Vahdati milli 20,882
Yakkadin 8,754

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.