| Kushoniyon District | |
| Native Name: | Russian: Район Кушониён Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
| Subdivision Name1: | Khatlon Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ismoili Somoni |
| Established Date: | 7 Jan 1944 |
| Area Total Km2: | 600 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 245,900 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 37.7675°N 68.8017°W |
| Postal Code Type: | +992 3245 |
| Postal Code: | 735140 |
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Kushoniyon District (Russian: Район Кушониён/Кушониёнский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, before 2018: Bokhtar District)[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, surrounding the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar). Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (pop. 8,500).[3] The population of Kushoniyon District is 245,900 (January 2020 estimate).[4]
The district has an area of about 600km2 and is divided administratively into three towns and five jamoats.[5] They are as follows:[6]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Bokhtariyon (town) | 6,700[7] |
| 4,300 | |
| 7,800 | |
| 34,201 | |
| 18,281 | |
| 10,392 | |
| 33,071 | |
| 49,235 | |
On 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the Qurghonteppa Oblast. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). Then in 1990 the district was renamed to Bokhtar District. And finally in 2018 - to Kushoniyon District.[2]
Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.[8]