Districts of Tajikistan explained

, the regions of Tajikistan are subdivided into 47 districts (Tajik: ноҳия, nohiya or Russian: район, rayon), not including 4 districts belonging to the capital city Dushanbe, and 18 cities of regional subordination (including Dushanbe, an extraregional capital city).^[1] Before ca. 2017, there were 58 districts.^{[2] [3] [4]} The districts are further subdivided into municipal units: either as urban municipalities called either as cities (Tajik: шаҳр|şahr, "cities") or towns (Tajik: шаҳрак|şahrak, "towns"), or as rural municipalities called jamoats (Tajik: ҷамоати деҳот|jamoati dehot, "village communes"), which in turn are further subdivided into villages (Tajik: деҳа or қишлоқ|deha or qyshloq, "villages/hamlets").

The numbering of the districts follows the map.

Sughd Region

Districts:

No.	District	Native name	Former names	Capital	Area in km^2^[5]	Population (2020 estim.)
1	Mastchoh	Мастчоҳ	Dilvarzin	Buston	1,000	128,400
2	Bobojon Ghafurov	Бобоҷон Ғафуров	Leninabad, Khodzhent	Ghafurov	2,700	380,500
3	Asht	Ашт		Shaydon	2,800	168,100
4	Zafarobod	Зафаробод		Zafarobod	400	75,900
5	Spitamen	Нов	Nau (until 2003)^[6]	Navkat	400	141,600
6	Jabbor Rasulov	Ҷаббор Расулов	Proletarsk	Mehrobod	300	137,700
10	Shahriston	Шаҳристон		Shahriston	1,100	43,700
11	Devashtich	Ғончӣ	Ghonchi	Ghonchi	1,600	173,500
13	Ayni	Айнӣ	Zahmatobod	Ayni	5,200	83,600
14	Kuhistoni Mastchoh	Кӯҳистони Мастчоҳ	Dalyon	Mehron	3,700	25,400

Cities of regional subordination:

No.	City	Native name	Former names	Area in km^2	Population (2020 estim.)
7	Konibodom	Конибодом		800	211,100
8	Isfara	Исфара		800	274,000
9	Istaravshan	Истаравшан	Uroteppa (until 2000)	700	273,500
12	Panjakent	Панҷакент		3,700	303,000
-	Khujand	Хуҷанд	Leninabad, Khojent	<100	183,600
-	Istiqlol	Истиқлол	Taboshar	<100	17,900
-	Guliston	Гулистон	Kayrakkum	<100	49,200
-	Buston	Бустон	Chkalovsk	<100	36,900

Areas of Republican Subordination

Districts:

No.	District	Native name	Former names	Capital	Area in km^2	Population (2020 estim.)
16	Shahrinav	Шаҳринав	Qaratogh, Hisori Poyon	Shahrinav	1,000	123,000
18	Varzob	Варзоб		Varzob	1,700	82,200
20	Rasht	Рашт	Gharm	Gharm	4,600	127,400
21	Lakhsh	Лахш	Jirgatol	Vahdat^[7]	4,600	66,400
22	Rudaki	Рӯдакӣ	Leninskiy (until 2003),^[8] Kuktosh, Loqay-Tojik	Somoniyon	1,800	518,200
23	Fayzobod	Файзобод		Fayzobod	900	103,600
25	Nurobod	Дарбанд	Komsomolobod, Darband (until 2003)^[9]	Darband	900	82,100
26	Tojikobod	Тоҷикобод	Qalai Labi Ob	Tojikobod	700	46,000
27	Sangvor	Сангвор	Tavildara	Tavildara	6,000	23,300

Cities of regional subordination:

No.	City	Native name	Former names	Area in km^2	Population (2020 estim.)
-	Dushanbe	Душанбе	Stalinabad	126.6	846,400
15	Tursunzoda	Турсунзода	Regar (renamed between 1979 and 1989)	1,200	298,800
17	Hisor	Ҳисор		1,000	308,100
19	Vahdat	Ваҳдат	Yangibazar (1927-1936), Ordzhonikidzeabad (1936-1992), Kofarnihon (1992-2003)^[10]	3,700	342,700
24	Roghun	Роғун	Obigarm	500	44,100

City districts of Dushanbe

No.	District	Native name	Former names	Area in km^2	Popular (est. 2019)
1	Ibn Sina	Сино	Frunze	43,8	326 100
2	Firdavsi	Фирдавсӣ	Central	29,1	209 000
3	Ismail Somoni	Исмоили Сомонӣ	Oktyabrskiy (October)	25,8	148 700
4	Shohmansur	Шоҳмансур	Zheleznodorozhnyi (Railway)	27,9	162 600

Khatlon Region

Districts:

No.	District	Native name	Former names	Capital	Area in km^2	Population (2020 estim.)
28	Khuroson	Хуросон	Ghozimalik^[11]	Obikiik	900	116,500
29	Yovon	Ёвон		Yovon	900	234,600
31	Baljuvon	Балҷувон	Sarikhosor	Baljuvon	1,300	30,400
32	Khovaling	Ховалинг		Khovaling	1,700	57,900
33	Jomi	Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ	Kuybyshevsk, Khojamaston	Abdurahmoni Jomi	600	175,800
35	Danghara	Данғара		Danghara	2,000	161,000
36	Temurmalik	Темурмалик	Qizil-Mazor (until 1957),^[12] Sovetskiy (until 2004)^[13]	Bahmanrud	1,000	69,800
37	Mu'minobod	Мӯминобод	Leningradskiy	Mu'minobod	900	94,700
38	Kushoniyon	Кӯшониён	Bokhtar	Ismoili Somoni	600	245,900
39	Vakhsh	Вахш	Qurghonteppa	Vakhsh	1,000	199,300
40	Vose'	Восеъ	Aral	Vose'	800	216,500
42	Shamsiddin Shohin	Шамсиддин Шоҳин	Shuroobod	Shuroobod	2,300	55,500
43	Nosiri Khusrav	Носири Хусрав	Beshkent^[14]	Bahori	800	39,300
44	Shahritus	Шаҳритус	Qubodiyon	Shahritus	1,500	130,000
45	Qubodiyon	Қубодиён	Qabodiyon	Qubodiyon	1,800	188,100
46	Dusti	Дӯстӣ	Jilikul	Jilikul	1,200	117,100
47	Jayhun	Ҷайҳун	Qumsangir	Dusti	1,000	139,000
48	Jaloliddin Balkhi	Ҷалолиддин Балхӣ	Kolkhozobod (until 23 June 2007),^[15] Rumi	Balkh	900	201,300
49	Farkhor	Фархор		Farkhor	1,200	170,800
50	Panj	Панҷ	Saroy-Kamar	Panj	900	119,700
51	Hamadoni	Ҳамадонӣ	Moskovskiy	Moskovskiy	500	148,800

Cities of regional subordination:

No.	City	Native name	Former names	Area in km^2	Population (2020 estim.)
-	Bokhtar	Бохтар	Qurghonteppa	<100	111,800
30	Norak	Норак		400	61,500
34	Levakant	Левакант	Kalininabad, Sarband	100	48,300
41	Kulob	Кӯлоб		300	214,700

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

Districts:

No.	District	Native name	Former names	Capital	Area in km^2	Population (2020 estim.)
52	Darvoz	Дарвоз	Qala'i-Khumb	Qal'ai Khumb	2,800	24,000
53	Vanj	Ванҷ	Rokharv	Vanj	4,400	34,400
54	Rushon	Рӯшон		Rushon	5,900	25,800
55	Shughnon	Шуғнон		Khorugh	4,600	38,000
56	Roshtqala	Роштқалъа		Roshtqal'a	4,300	27,400
57	Ishkoshim	Ишкошим	Vakhan	Ishkoshim	3,700	32,900
58	Murghob	Мурғоб	Vostochno-Pamirskiy	Murghob	37,300	15,900

City of regional subordination:

Notes and References

1. Web site: Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 . Statistics office of Tajikistan . 3 October 2020 . ru . 13–29 . 1 June 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101228/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf . dead .
2. http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTTAJIKISTAN/Resources/atlas_11.pdf Socio-Economic Atlas of Tajikistan
3. Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2005, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2005
4. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
5. 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.
6. http://www.tajik-gateway.org/index.phtml?lang=ru&id=3638 Renaming Nau District to Spitamen District; Leninskiy District to Rudaki District; Frunze District to Sino District; Central District to Firdavsi District
7. http://www.prezident.tj/rus/novostee_041008.html Presidential News, 4 October 2008
8. Web site: Rudaki District . 2009-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928130243/http://whp057.narod.ru/rudaki.htm . 2011-09-28 . dead .
9. http://www.tajik-gateway.org/index.phtml?id=399&rnid=31&lang=ru&R1=utime&view=1&dt=2003-01-09&varch=0 Renaming Darband District to Nurobod District
10. Web site: Vahdat District . 2009-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090201020124/http://whp057.narod.ru/vahda.htm . 2009-02-01 . dead .
11. http://whp057.narod.ru/hatlo.htm Ghozimalik District renamed Khuroson District
12. http://whp057.narod.ru/kulya.htm Qizil-Mazor (Kzyl-Mazar) District renamed Sovetskiy District
13. http://whp057.narod.ru/hatlo.htm Sovetskiy District renamed Temurmalik District
14. http://whp057.narod.ru/hatlo.htm Beshkent District renamed Nosiri Khusrav District
15. Web site: Kolkhozobod District renamed after Jaloliddin Rumi . 2008-09-28 . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303173746/http://www.centrasia.ru/newsA.php?st=1182750240 . dead .