Asht District or Nohiya-i Asht (Russian: Аштский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ашт) is a district in the northernmost tip of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, bordering on Uzbekistan to the north, the east, and the south. Its capital is the town Shaydon.[3] The population of the district is 168,100 (January 2020 estimate).[1]
Asht District
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 Location of Asht District in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°45′N 70°25′E / 40.750°N 70.417°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Shaydon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • Total | 168,100 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
| Official languages | |
Administrative divisions
editThe district has an area of about 2,800 km2 (1,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and eight jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[5] |
|---|---|
| Shaydon (town) | 15,300[6] |
| Asht | 21,409 |
| Iftikhor | 11,201 |
| Mehrobod | 13,123 |
| Oriyon | 17,487 |
| Oshoba | 21,260 |
| Ponghoz | 28,532 |
| Punuk | 8,841 |
| Shodoba | 8,990 |
References
edit- ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b 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.
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