Khuroson District

Khuroson District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Хуросон, 1991-2004: Ghozimalik District, before 1991: Kuybyshev District)[1] is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It extends south from national capital Dushanbe toward the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar).[2] Its capital is the town Obikiik (former name: Pravda). The population of the district is 116,500 (January 2020 estimate).[3]

Khuroson District

(Tajik: Ноҳияи Хуросон)
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°05′N 68°40′E
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalObikiik
Area
 • Total900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total116,500
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Websitebalkhi.tj

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 900 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Obikiik (town)8,500[6]
Ayni26,724
Fakhrobod12,264
Ghallaobod18,253
Hiloli18,426
Qizilqal'a17,607

References
  1. Хуросонский район
  2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
  6. "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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