Darvoz District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Native Name: | Russian: Дарвазский район Tajik: بخش دروازه |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Qal'ai Khumb |
Area Total Km2: | 2824.5 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 24,000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | TJT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Coordinates: | 38.5°N 115°W |
Elevation M: | 4484 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 736400 |
Area Code: | +992 3552 |
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Darvoz District (Russian: Дарвазский район, Tajik: Ноҳияи Дарвоз Nohiyai Darvoz) is a district in Tajikistan, located at the extreme north-west of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. It borders on Afghanistan to the south, along the Panj, and within Tajikistan on Khatlon Region to the west and on the Districts of Republican Subordination to the north.[2] Its administrative capital is Qal'ai Khumb. The population of Darvoz district is 24,000 (1 January 2020 estimate).[3] The district was historically part of the Darvaz principality, a semi-independent statelet ruled by a mir.[4]
320px|thumb|Friendship bridge between Afghanistan and Tajikistan in Region Darwaz-Darvoz, * Qal'ai Khumb, *Nusay.
The district has an area of about 2800km2 and is divided administratively into four jamoats.[5] They are as follows:[6]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
---|---|
4,025 | |
8,366 | |
5,420 | |
3,637 | |