Istaravshan District Explained

Istaravshan District
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tajikistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sughd Region
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Istaravshan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:TJT
Utc Offset:+5
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Istaravshan District (Russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former district in the central part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east.[2] Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000). Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Istaravshan.

Administrative divisions

The district was divided administratively into jamoats. They were as follows (and population).[3]

Jamoats of Istaravshan District
width=30% Jamoatwidth=20% Population
11058
28799
7535
22190
11468
7747
7343
13292
11652
6759

Notes and References

  1. Web site: КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН . prokuratura.tj . Parliament of Tajikistan . 9 January 2020.
  2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. Web site: List of Jamoats . UN Coordination, Tajikistan . April 4, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716212227/http://www.untj.org/files/minutes/Food/List_of_Jamoats.xls . July 16, 2011 .