Official Name: | Shahritus |
Native Name: | Шаҳритӯс |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 280 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Khatlon Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Shahritus District |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 17,200 |
Timezone: | UTC+5 |
Coordinates: | 37.2667°N 76°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 367 |
Shahritus (before 2021 Shahrituz[2] Tajik: Шаҳритуз., now Шаҳритӯс Shahritŭs, Persian: شهر توس) is a town in Khatlon Region, southwestern Tajikistan. Situated on the river Kofarnihon, the city was founded in 1938. Its population is 17,200 (January 2020 estimate).[3] It is the seat of the Shahritus District.
Shahritus has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification BSk). The average annual temperature is 17.2 °C (63.0 °F). The warmest month is July with an average temperature of and the coolest month is January with an average temperature of . The average annual precipitation is and has an average of 59.2 days with precipitation. The wettest month is March with an average of of precipitation and the driest month is August with an average of 0 mm of precipitation.
The railway crosses the river at this point.