Istaravshan District

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Istaravshan District
Location of Istaravshan District in Tajikistan
Location of Istaravshan District in Tajikistan
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalIstaravshan
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Official languages

Istaravshan District (Russian: Истаравшанский район) or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a former district in the central part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east.[2] Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000). Around 2018, it was merged into the city of Istaravshan.

Administrative divisions[edit]

The district was divided administratively into jamoats. They were as follows (and population).[3]

Jamoats of Istaravshan District
Jamoat Population
Frunze 11058
Guli Surkh 28799
Javkandak 7535
Kommunizm 22190
Leninobod 11468
Nijoni 7747
Nofaroj 7343
Poshkent 13292
Pravda 11652
Qalaibaland 6759

References[edit]

  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  3. ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.