Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction

Districts under Tajikistan Central Government Jurisdiction
Tajik: Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ
Russian: Районы республиканского подчинения
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Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction in Tajikistan
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°0′N 70°0′E / 39.000°N 70.000°E / 39.000; 70.000
Country Tajikistan
CapitalDushanbe
Area
 • Total28,500 km2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,165,900
 • Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeTJ-RA
HDI (2017)0.641[1]
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Official languages

Districts under Tajikistan Central Government Jurisdiction, also translated as Districts of Republican Subordination or Districts under Republic(an) Subordination (Russian: Районы республиканского подчинения, romanizedRajony respublikanskogo podchineniya; Tajik: Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ, romanizedNohiyahoyi tobe'i jumhurî, Latin Tajik alphabet: Nohijahoji toвe’i çumhurī), is a region in Tajikistan, consisting of 9 districts and 4 district-level cities that are directly under central administration.[3] Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, is surrounded by the Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, but not part of it. The region covers an area of 28,500 square kilometres, and has a total population of 2,165,900 (2020).[3] The Districts' ethnic composition in 2010 was 85% Tajik and 11.7% Uzbek.[4]

History

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After the dissolution of Stalinabad Oblast in 1951, the territories of the former province became directly subordinate to the government of the Tajik SSR, which is how the name came about. In 1955, the Gharm Oblast was dissolved and its territories became subordinate to the Republican Jurisdiction in the same manner. Nowadays, Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction cover much of the territory of those previously dissolved regions, except for Darvoz District which was moved to Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (when it was still named Qal'ai Khumb district).

Districts

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The Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction cover 9 districts. The districts are:[3]

District cities

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Geography

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The plateau is traversed by the river Vakhsh, a right-hand tributary of the Amu Darya. On the northern border run the Gissar and Zeravshan mountains, and on the southern border the Darvaz range 7,600 metres (24,900 ft). The winter climate is extremely severe: snow begins to fall in October and it is May before it disappears. During the warmer months, however, the mountainsides are richly clothed with the foliage of maple, mountain ash, apple, pear and walnut trees; the orchards furnish not only apples and pears, but peaches, cherries, mulberries and apricots. Both cattle and horses are of a small and hardy breed.[5]

Demographics

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979 757,976—    
1989 1,083,043+3.63%
1999 1,337,479+2.13%
2010 1,722,908+2.33%
2020 2,165,900+2.31%
Source: Citypopulation[6]

Culture

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References

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  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "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 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ "CensusInfo - Data". www.censusinfo.tj. Retrieved 2019-09-09.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Karateghin". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 677.
  6. ^ "Tajikistan: Provinces". www.citypopulation.de.