Vanj District Explained

Vanj District
Settlement Type:District
Native Name:Russian: Ванчский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Ванҷ<Br>ناحیه ونج
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Tajikistan
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Vanj
Area Total Km2:4430.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:34,400
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:TJT
Utc Offset:+5
Coordinates:38.3731°N 71.4553°W
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:736300
Area Code:+992 3551
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Vanj District or Nahiya-e Vanj (Tajik: Ноҳияи Ванҷ) is a district in eastern Tajikistan, in the north-west of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, with administrative capital Vanj.

It is located east of the river Panj at the point where the Panj turns from north to west. It is roughly rectangular, tending to the southwest. It is bounded on the west by the Panj and Afghanistan, on the northwest by Darvoz District, on the north by the Darvoz Range and Farkhor District of Khatlon Region, on the east (approximately) by the Academy of Sciences Range and Murghob District and on the south by the Yazgulem Range and Rushon District. It corresponds to the valleys of the rivers Vanj (north) and Yazgulem (south), separated by the Vanj Range.[2] The population of Vanj District is 34,400 (1 January 2020 estimate).[3]

thumb|Friendship bridge between Afghanistan (Maimay District) and Tajikistan (Vanj District).

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 4400km2 and is divided administratively into six jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

JamoatPopulation (Jan. 2015)
6,663
3,926
Vanj (Abulloev) 11,217
2,457
6,215
3,862

Notes and References

  1. Web site: КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН . prokuratura.tj . Parliament of Tajikistan . 9 January 2020.
  2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 3 October 2020 . ru .
  4. Web site: Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 12 October 2020 . ru. 15–21.
  5. http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators