Panj District (Russian: Пянджский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ Nohiyai Panj) is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Panj. The population of the district is 119,700 (January 2020 estimate).[2] The district has been an area of ethnic tensions betweek its Uzbek and Tajik residents.[3] During the early Soviet period the district was officially named Kirovobod District.
Panj District
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 Location of the district in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°14′N 69°09′E / 37.233°N 69.150°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Capital | Panj |
| Area | |
| • Total | 900 km2 (300 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 119,700 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | panj |
Administrative divisions
editThe 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] |
|---|---|
| Panj (town) | 11,700[6] |
| Kabut Sayfutdinov | 22,684 |
| Mehvar | 17,298 |
| Namuna | 21,321 |
| Nuri Vahdat | 13,425 |
| Ozodagon | 20,748 |
References
edit- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ^ Security and Human Right to Water in Central Asia, by Miguel Ángel Pérez Martín
- ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 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.
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