Murghob District

Coordinates: 38°10′N 73°55′E / 38.167°N 73.917°E / 38.167; 73.917
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This article is about the district in Tajikistan. For the district in Afghanistan, see
Murgap District
.
Murghob District
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Pumping Water in Murghob

Murghob District (

Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). The area of Murghob District is 37,300 km2, covering 26 percent of Tajikistan's soil, but only 0.17% of its population.[3] Murghob District borders on Kyrgyzstan to the north, China to the east, and Afghanistan to the south.[4] The population of Murghob District is 15,900 (1 January 2020 estimate).[1] Its administrative capital is the village Murghob
(also known as Murghab).

Demographics

The estimated population of the district is around 15,900 as of 2020.[1] According to 2015 data, the majority of the population are Kyrgyz (around 80%) while a minority are Pamiris (estimated at 20% of the population).[5]

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into six jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[6]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Alichur 2,242
Gozho Berdiboev 1,368
Karakul 757
Murghob 7,468
Qizilrabot 1,675
Rangkul 1,569

Geography

It borders

Region of Republican Subordination.[7]

The land is mostly a desolate plateau with scattered mountains, especially toward the east and south. The highest mountains are around the

Pamir Highway curves from the southwest to the northeast. The four major lakes are Karakul in the northeast and three river lakes: Sarez Lake on the river Bartang, Yashil Kul on the river Gunt, and Zorkul on the Pamir River
.

The district's eastern border shares the Sarikol Range with China.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  2. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. ^ Borjian, Habib, “Morḡāb” , Encyclopaedia Iranica. Online 2013. [1].
  5. ISBN 978-0-8229-8240-1
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  6. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 7 October 2020
  7. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
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