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Mastchoh District

Coordinates: 40°32′N 69°25′E / 40.533°N 69.417°E / 40.533; 69.417
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Mastchoh District
Location of Mastchoh District in Tajikistan
Location of Mastchoh District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°32′N 69°25′E / 40.533°N 69.417°E / 40.533; 69.417
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalBuston
Area
 • Total1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total128,400
 • Density130/km2 (330/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Mastchoh District or Nohiya-i Mastchoh (Tajik: Ноҳияи Мастчоҳ, Nohiya‘i Mastçoh/Nohijaji Mastcoh) is a district in Sughd Region, Tajikistan. It is located at the extreme north of the country, between Ghafurov district and the border with Uzbekistan.[2] The district population is 128,400 (1 January 2020 est.)[1] and its administrative capital is Buston.

Administrative divisions

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The district has an area of about 1,000 km2 (400 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and four jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[4]
Buston (town) 13,600[5]
Obshoron (town) 3,100[5]
Sughdiyon (town) 2,300[5]
Mastchoh 21,929
Navbahor 13,388
Obburdon 37,104
Paldorak 20,837

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2007, "Map Factory" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 October 2020
  5. ^ a b c "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. Retrieved 2 October 2020.