Mastchoh District Explained

Mastchoh District
Settlement Type:District
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tajikistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sughd Region
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Buston
Area Total Km2:1000
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:128,400
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:TJT
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:40.5333°N 94°W

Mastchoh District or Nohiya-i Mastchoh (Tajik: Ноҳияи Мастчоҳ, Nohiya‘i Mastçoh/Nohijaji Mastcoh) is a district in Sughd Region, Tajikistan. It is located at the extreme north of the country, between Ghafurov district and the border with Uzbekistan.[2] The district population is 128,400 (1 January 2020 est.)[1] and its administrative capital is Buston.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 1000km2 and is divided administratively into three towns and four jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]

JamoatPopulation (Jan. 2015)
Buston (town) 13,600[5]
Obshoron (town) 3,100
Sughdiyon (town) 2,300
21,929
13,388
37,104
20,837

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 3 October 2020 . ru .
  2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2007, "Map Factory" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. Web site: Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 12 October 2020 . ru. 15–21.
  4. http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators
  5. 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 . dead .