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Devashtich District

Coordinates: 39°45′N 69°07′E / 39.750°N 69.117°E / 39.750; 69.117
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Devashtich District
Russian: Район Деваштич
Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич
Location of Devashtich District in Tajikistan
Location of Devashtich District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°45′N 69°07′E / 39.750°N 69.117°E / 39.750; 69.117
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalGhonchi
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total173,500
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Devashtich District (Russian: Район Деваштич; Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич; before 2016 Ghonchi District)[2] is a district in the center of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Khujand and bordering on Kyrgyzstan to the east. Its capital is Ghonchi (Ganchi in Russian transliteration).[3] The population of the district is 173,500 (January 2020 estimate).[1]

Administrative divisions

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The district has an area of about 1,600 km2 (600 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Ghonchi (town) 11,800[6]
Dalyoni Bolo 23,670
Gazantarak 17,801
Ismoili Somoni 13,970
Mujum 27,835
Rosrovut 14,419
Vahdat 31,955
Yakhtan 15,060

References

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  1. ^ 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 15 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 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. Retrieved 2 October 2020.