Ayni District

Ayni District
Ayni District ; Ноҳияи Айнӣ
	District
	Location of Ayni District in Tajikistan
	Coordinates: 39°20′N 68°35′E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Sughd Region
Capital	Ayni
Area
• Total	5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2020)[1]
• Total	83,600
Time zone	UTC+5 (TJT)
Postal code	735520
Area code(s)	+992 3479
Website	www.ayni.tj

Ayni District, also Aini District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Айнӣ, Nohiyayi Aynī), is a district in the southern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the river Zeravshan. Its capital is the town of Ayni (Tajik: Айнӣ), located on the Zeravshan.[2] The population of the district is 83,600 (January 2020 estimate).[1] It was named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni (Tajik: Садриддин Айнӣ). India established a base at Ayni in Tajikistan, which was used to assist the Northern Alliance during the Taliban regime.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 5,200 km² (2,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]

Jamoat	Population (Jan. 2015)[4]
Zarafshan (town)	2,200[5]
Anzob	8,238
Ayni	14,862
Dardar	7,562
Fondaryo	9,478
Rarz	8,998
Shamtuch	6,557
Urmetan	18,016

References

"Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
"Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 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. Retrieved 2 October 2020.

External links

"Map of Zarafshan Valley showing Ayni District and jamoats" (PDF). UN Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-04.

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[pop2020-1] "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[2] Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" 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.

[jambi-4] Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 October 2020

[5] "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.