Lakhsh District

Coordinates: 39°15′N 71°30′E / 39.250°N 71.500°E / 39.250; 71.500
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Lakhsh District
Ноҳияи Лахш (
Official languages

Lakhsh District (

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).[1]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 4,600 km2 (2,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and nine jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Vahdat (town) 5,900[6]
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

  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  2. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 17, 21. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 13 October 2020
  6. ^ "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.