Devashtich District
Russian: Район Деваштич
Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич
District
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

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 Bolo23,670
Gazantarak17,801
Ismoili Somoni13,970
Mujum27,835
Rosrovut14,419
Vahdat31,955
Yakhtan15,060

References

  1. 1 2 "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. 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. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 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.
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