Levakant Explained

Official Name:Levakant
Native Name:Левакант
Pushpin Map:Tajikistan
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:280
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tajikistan
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name: Tajikistan
Subdivision Name1:Khatlon Region
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:17700
Population Urban:48300
Coordinates:37.8667°N 123°W
Elevation M:672
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Levakant (Russian: Левакант; Tajik: Левакант, Kalininabad (Калилининобод) until February 1996, Sarband (Сарбанд) until January 2018),[2] is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is part of Khatlon Region, located just east of the regional capital Bokhtar and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe.[3] The Golovnaya Dam on the river Vakhsh lies directly to its east.

Its population is estimated at 17,700 for the city proper and 48,300 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[4]

Levakant is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.

Climate

Levakant has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).

Subdivisions

Before ca. 2018, Levakant was the seat of Sarband District, which covered the present city of Levakant.[5] The city of Levakant covers Levakant proper and two jamoats. These are as follows:[6]

JamoatPopulation (Jan. 2015)
18,151
8,040

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН . prokuratura.tj . Parliament of Tajikistan . 9 January 2020.
  2. http://prezident.tj/en/node/16945 Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
  3. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 8 October 2020 . ru .
  5. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 3 October 2020 . ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021130/http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf. 2 July 2015.
  6. http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators