Lakhsh District
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Lakhsh District
Ноҳияи Лахш (Tajik) | |
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![]() Location of Lakhsh District in Tajikistan | |
Coordinates: 39°15′N 71°30′E / 39.250°N 71.500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Districts of Republican Subordination |
Capital | Vahdat |
Area | |
• Total | 4,600 km2 (1,800 sq mi) |
Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 66,400 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
Official languages |
Lakhsh District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Лахш, Kyrgyz: Жерге-Тал ооданы, before 2016: Jirgatol District)[3] is a district in Tajikistan. It lies in the extreme north-east corner of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its northern boundary is the international boundary with Kyrgyzstan; on the south it borders with Sangvor and Tojikobod districts, and its western border is with Rasht District. Its capital is the town Vahdat (formerly: Jirgatol). The population of Lakhsh district is 64,400 (1 January 2020 estimate).[1]
Administrative divisions
[edit]The district has an area of about 4,600 km2 (2,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and nine jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[5] |
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Vahdat (town) | 5,900[6] |
Sayliobod | 4,467 |
Navruz | 9,219 |
Istiqlol | 3,890 |
Lakhsh | 4,938 |
Lakhshi Bolo | 10,501 |
Pildon | 7,790 |
Sarital | 3,353 |
Surkhob | 2,987 |
Nurafshon | 6,442 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 17, 21. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 13 October 2020
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015.