Panj District
Panj District | |
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![]() Location of the district in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 37°14′N 69°09′E / 37.233°N 69.150°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Khatlon Region |
Capital | Panj |
Area | |
• Total | 900 km2 (300 sq mi) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 119,700 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 |
Official languages | |
Website | panj |
Panj District (Russian: Пянджский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ Nohiyai Panj) is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Panj. The population of the district is 119,700 (January 2020 estimate).[2] The district has been an area of ethnic tensions betweek its Uzbek and Tajik residents.[3] During the early Soviet period the district was officially named Kirovobod District.
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district has an area of about 900 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[5] |
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Panj (town) | 11,700[6] |
Kabut Sayfutdinov | 22,684 |
Mehvar | 17,298 |
Namuna | 21,321 |
Nuri Vahdat | 13,425 |
Ozodagon | 20,748 |
References
[edit]- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Security and Human Right to Water in Central Asia, by Miguel Ángel Pérez Martín
- ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
- ^ "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.