Lakhsh District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Districts of Republican Subordination |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Vahdat |
Area Total Km2: | 4600 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 66,400 |
Timezone: | TJT |
Utc Offset: | +5 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
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Lakhsh District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Лахш, Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Жерге-Тал ооданы, before 2016: Jirgatol District)[2] is a district in Tajikistan. It lies in the extreme north-east corner of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its northern boundary is the international boundary with Kyrgyzstan; on the south it borders with Sangvor and Tojikobod districts, and its western border is with Rasht District. Its capital is the town Vahdat (formerly: Jirgatol). The population of Lakhsh district is 64,400 (1 January 2020 estimate).[3]
The district has an area of about 4600km2 and is divided administratively into one town and nine jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
---|---|
Vahdat (town) | 5,900[6] |
4,467 | |
Navruz | 9,219 |
3,890 | |
4,938 | |
10,501 | |
7,790 | |
Sarital | 3,353 |
2,987 | |
6,442 | |