Jayhun District Explained

Jayhun District
Native Name:Russian: Район Джайхун
Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҷайҳун
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tajikistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Khatlon Region
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Dusti
Area Total Km2:1000
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:139000
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:37.3333°N 108°W
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Jayhun District (Russian: Район Джайхун; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҷайҳун, before 2016: Qumsangir District)[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is the town Dusti. The population of the district is 139,000 (January 2020 estimate).[3]

During part of the Soviet period the district was named Molotovobod District.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 1000km2 and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

JamoatPopulation (Jan. 2015)
Dusti (town) 16,500[6]
24,717
22,319
25,212
20,882
8,754

References

  1. Web site: КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН . prokuratura.tj . Parliament of Tajikistan . 9 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir. 1 February 2016. 7 October 2020. ru.
  3. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 9 October 2020 . ru . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101228/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf . dead .
  4. 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.
  5. http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators
  6. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . ru. https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021130/http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf. 2 July 2015.