Kushoniyon District
Russian: Район Кушониён
Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён
Coordinates: 37°46′3″N 68°48′6″E / 37.76750°N 68.80167°E / 37.76750; 68.80167
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalIsmoili Somoni
Area
 • Total600 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total245,900
 • Density410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
+992 3245
735140
Official languages
Websitekushoniyon.tj

Kushoniyon District (Russian: Район Кушониён/Кушониёнский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, before 2018: Bokhtar District)[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, surrounding the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar). Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (pop. 8,500).[3] The population of Kushoniyon District is 245,900 (January 2020 estimate).[4]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 600 km2 (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and five jamoats.[5] They are as follows:[6]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Bokhtariyon (town) 6,700[7]
Bustonqala 4,300[7]
Ismoili Somoni 7,800[7]
Mehnatobod 34,201
Navbahor 18,281
Oriyon 10,392
Sarvati Istiqlol 33,071
Zargar 49,235

History

On 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the Qurghonteppa Oblast. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). Then in 1990 the district was renamed to Bokhtar District. And finally in 2018 - to Kushoniyon District.[2]

Geology

Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.[8]

References

  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province". 22 January 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
  7. ^ a b c "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.
  8. ^ "Tethys: Tajikistan Resource Upgrade 27.5 Billion BOE". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.


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