Devashtich District Explained
| Devashtich District |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Native Name: | ru|Район Деваштич
tg|Ноҳияи Деваштич |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Tajikistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sughd Region |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ghonchi |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 173,500 |
| Timezone: | TJT |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 39.75°N 76°W |
Devashtich District (ru|Район Деваштич; tg|Ноҳияи Деваштич; before 2016 Ghonchi District)[1] is a district in the center of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Khujand and bordering on Kyrgyzstan to the east. Its capital is Ghonchi (Ganchi in Russian transliteration).[2] The population of the district is 173,500 (January 2020 estimate).[3]
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 1600km2 and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
|---|
| Ghonchi (town) | 11,800[6] |
| 23,670 |
| 17,801 |
| 13,970 |
| 27,835 |
| 14,419 |
| 31,955 |
| 15,060 |
|
Notes and References
- Web site: Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir. 1 February 2016. 7 October 2020. ru.
- Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 12 October 2020 . ru . 15 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230315232607/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf . dead .
- Web site: Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017. Statistics office of Tajikistan. 12 October 2020. ru. 15–21. 28 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220328064053/http://stat.ww.tj/13b992a6b19499d948c865b3572cb4a1_1510580431.pdf. dead.
- http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators
- Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 2 October 2020 . ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021130/http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf. 2 July 2015.
