Shamsiddin Shohin District Explained

Shamsiddin Shohin District
Native Name:Russian: Район Шамсиддин Шохин
Tajik: Ноҳияи Шамсиддин Шоҳин
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tajikistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Khatlon Region
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Shuroobod
Established Date:16 Mar 1938
Area Total Km2:2300
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:55,500
Population Density Km2:auto
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:37.84°N 70.0419°W
Area Code:+992-3319
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Shamsiddin Shohin District (Russian: Район Шамсиддин Шохин; Tajik: Ноҳияи Шамсиддин Шоҳин Nohiyai Shamsiddin Shohin, before 2016 Shuroobod District Tajik: Ноҳияи Шуро-обод),[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, southeastern Tajikistan. Its capital is the village Shuroobod.

Shuroobod District was renamed Shamsiddin Shohin in memory of this Tajik poet.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 2300km2 and is divided administratively into seven jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]

JamoatPopulation (Jan. 2015)
6,097
4,942
7,092
4,895
Nuriddin Mahmudov (Yol) 6,446
11,680
10,700

Geography

Shamsiddin Shohin District is bordered in the north by Darvoz District and Khovaling District, in the west by Mu'minobod District and Hamadoni District, all in Khatlon Region. In the east and south, across the river Panj, it borders Afghanistan. It is located in the foothills of the Hazrati Shoh mountains.

Notes and 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: 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