Lakhsh District
Lakhsh District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Лахш, Kyrgyz: Жерге-Тал ооданы, before 2016: Jirgatol District) is a district in Tajikistan. It lies in the extreme north-east corner of the Districts of Republican Subordination. Its northern boundary is the international boundary with Kyrgyzstan; on the south it borders with Sangvor and Tojikobod districts, and its western border is with Rasht District. Its capital is the town Vahdat (formerly: Jirgatol). The population of Lakhsh district is 64,400 (1 January 2020 estimate).
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 4,600 km (2,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and nine jamoats. They are as follows:
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Vahdat (town) | 5,900 |
| Sayliobod | 4,467 |
| Navruz | 9,219 |
| Istiqlol | 3,890 |
| Lakhsh | 4,938 |
| Lakhshi Bolo | 10,501 |
| Pildon | 7,790 |
| Sarital | 3,353 |
| Surkhob | 2,987 |
| Nurafshon | 6,442 |
References
- ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 17, 21. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 13 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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