Levakant
Левакант
Levakant is located in Tajikistan
Levakant
Levakant
Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°52′N 68°55′E / 37.867°N 68.917°E / 37.867; 68.917
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
Elevation
672 m (2,205 ft)
Population
 (2020)
 • City17,700
 • Urban
48,300
Official languages

Levakant (Russian: Левакант; Tajik: Левакант, Kalininabad (Калилининобод) until February 1996, Sarband (Сарбанд) until January 2018),[2] is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is part of Khatlon Region, located just east of the regional capital Bokhtar and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe.[3] The Golovnaya Dam on the river Vakhsh lies directly to its east.

Its population is estimated at 17,700 for the city proper and 48,300 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[4]

Levakant is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.

Climate

Levakant has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).

Climate data for Sarband
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 7.9
(46.2) 		11.0
(51.8) 		16.7
(62.1) 		23.8
(74.8) 		29.4
(84.9) 		35.4
(95.7) 		37.1
(98.8) 		35.5
(95.9) 		31.0
(87.8) 		24.6
(76.3) 		16.9
(62.4) 		10.5
(50.9) 		23.3
(74.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.1
(30.0) 		1.0
(33.8) 		5.9
(42.6) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.1
(59.2) 		18.6
(65.5) 		20.1
(68.2) 		18.1
(64.6) 		13.1
(55.6) 		8.6
(47.5) 		3.9
(39.0) 		0.9
(33.6) 		9.6
(49.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 43
(1.7) 		52
(2.0) 		77
(3.0) 		55
(2.2) 		35
(1.4) 		3
(0.1) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		0
(0) 		14
(0.6) 		26
(1.0) 		39
(1.5) 		344
(13.5)
Source: Climate-data.org

Subdivisions

Before ca. 2018, Levakant was the seat of Sarband District, which covered the present city of Levakant.[5] The city of Levakant covers Levakant proper and two jamoats. These are as follows:[6]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Guliston 18,151
Vahdat 8,040

See also

References

  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
  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. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ^ "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 3 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
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