| Spitamen District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Native Name: | Russian: Спитаменский район Tajik: Ноҳияи Спитамен |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Tajikistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sughd Region |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Navkat |
| Area Total Km2: | 400 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 141,600 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | TJT |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 40.15°N 91°W |
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Spitamen District (Russian: Спитаменский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Спитамен) is a district in north-central Sughd, Tajikistan, stretching across the province's narrow part from the border with Uzbekistan to the border with Kyrgyzstan.[3] Population 141,600 (2020 est.).[1] Formerly called Nau District (Russian: Науский район) or Nov District (Tajik: '''Nohiya-i Nov''', Ноҳияи Нов; Persian: ناحیۀ ناو), it was renamed Spitamen district by a resolution of parliament in November 2003.[4] The district capital is Navkat, located south-west of Khujand.
The district is named after Spitamen who led the Sogdians in a revolt against the forces of Alexander the Great in 329-328 BCE.[5]
The district has an area of about 400km2 and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats.[6] They are as follows:[7] [8]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Navkat (town) | 16,900[9] |
| 18,015 | |
| Khurramzamin | |
| Kurush | 26,469 |
| 8,502 | |
| 16,224 | |
| 16,874 | |