Jaloliddin Balkhi District
Appearance
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Rumi District or Nohiya-i Rumi (Tajik: Ноҳияи Румӣ), formerly Kolkhozobod District or Nohiya-i Kolkhozobod (Tajik: Ноҳияи Колхозобод), is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan, located south of the provincial capital Kurgan-Tyube (Qurghonteppa) and Vakhsh district.[1] It was renamed Rumi District on 23 June 2007 in commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the Persian poet and philosopher Rumi and plans were announced to erect a monument to Rumi in the district.[2][3]
The population in Rumi District is 152,300 (1 January 2008 estimate).[4] The district capital is Kolkhozobod (or Kolkhozabad in Russian transliteration).[1]
Administrative divisions
The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[5]
Jamoats of Rumi District | |
Jamoat | Population |
---|---|
Frunze | 16342 |
Guliston | |
Kalinin | 11085 |
Kolkhozobod | |
Kolkhozobod Isaev | |
Madaniyat | 11985 |
Navobod | 15869 |
Tugalan | 25471 |
Uzun | 16498 |
References
- ^ a b Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ Kolkhozobod District renamed after Jaloliddin Rumi
- ^ Statue of Rumi to be erected in Rumi District (in Russian)
- ^ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (in Russian)
- ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.