Jaloliddin Balkhi District

Jaloliddin Balkhi District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҷалолиддин Балхӣ, 2007-2016 Rumi District,[1] before 2007 Kolkhozobod District), is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Kurgan-Tyube (Qurghonteppa) and Vakhsh District.[2] 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.[3][4] It was renamed again in 2016 to Jaloliddin Balkhi, another name for the poet Rumi.[1]

Jaloliddin Balkhi District

(Tajik: Ноҳияи Ҷалолиддин Балхӣ)
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°35′N 68°40′E
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalBalkh
Area
 • Total900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total201,300
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Websitebalkhi.tj

The population of Jaloliddin Balkhi District is 201,300 (January 2020 estimate).[5] The district capital is Balkh (former name: Kolkhozobod). The district has an area of about 900 km².[6]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into two towns and six jamoats.[6] They are as follows:[7]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[7]
Balkh (town)17,500[8]
Orzu (town)6,700[8]
Frunze21,575
Kalinin16,011
Madaniyat17,672
Navobod22,675
Tughalon33,686
Uzun23,008

References
  1. "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. Kolkhozobod District renamed after Jaloliddin Rumi
  4. Statue of Rumi to be erected in Rumi District (in Russian)
  5. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  6. "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. p. 16, 20. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  7. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
  8. "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.
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