Zafarobod District

Tajik: Ноҳияи Зафаробод
District
Location of Zafarobod District in Tajikistan
Location of Zafarobod District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°10′N 68°55′E / 40.167°N 68.917°E / 40.167; 68.917
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalZafarobod
Area
 • Total400 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total75,900
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Zafarobod District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Зафаробод, Nohiyai Zafarobod) is a district in Sughd Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Zafarobod. The population of the district is 75,900 (January 2020 estimate).[1] The entire population of the Yaghnob Valley was forcibly resettled in the Zafarabad region in the 1970s by the Soviets.[2]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 400 km2 (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and two jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4][5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2020)[5]
Homid Aliev (town) 11,500
Mehnatobod (town) 13,208
Zafarobod (town) 27,148
Jomi 7,264
Ravshan 16,363

References

  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "History of the Yaghnobi People". yaghnobi.wordpress.com. 2007-10-15.
  3. ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 October 2020
  5. ^ a b Population of Zafarobod district


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