Mu'minobod District
(Russian: Муминабадский район)
Ноҳияи Мӯъминобод
Coordinates: 38°06′N 70°02′E / 38.100°N 70.033°E / 38.100; 70.033
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon
CapitalMu'minobod
Area
 • Total900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total94,700
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
Websitemuminobod.tj

Mu'minobod District or Nohiya-i Mu'minobod (Tajik: Ноҳияи Мӯъминобод) is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Mu'minobod, also known in Soviet times, from 1973 − 1991, as Leningradskiy. The population of the district is 94,700 (January 2020 estimate).[1]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 900 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats.[2] They are as follows:[3]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[3]
Mu'minobod (town)13,000[4]
Balkhobi12,590
Boghgay13,053
Childukhtaron
Dehibaland14,363
Nuralisho Nazarov18,733
Shamsiddin Shohin10,850

Geography

This district is situated in the mountainous southeastern part of Khatlon Region, and is bordering Afghanistan. The district spans 2,387 square kilometers.[5]

History

The district was established in 1973 within Kulob Oblast.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 2010, p. 245
  6. ↑ Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 2010, p. 245


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