Sughd Region

Coordinates: 39°30′N 69°0′E / 39.500°N 69.000°E / 39.500; 69.000
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Sughd Province
Вилояти Суғд (in Tajik)
Согдийская область (in Russian)
Official languages

Sughd Province (

Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,707,300 (2020 estimate),[1] up from 2,233,550 according to the 2010 census and 1,871,979 in 2000. The capital is Khujand. The Province's ethnic composition in 2010 was 84% Tajik, 14.8% Uzbek, 0.6% Kyrgyz, 0.4% Russian and 0.1% Tatar.[4]

The province shares a border with the

Ferghana Valley. The region has 29% of Tajikistan's population[1] and one-third of its arable land.[5] It produces two-thirds of the country's GDP.[6]

Economy

Indoor market in Khujand

The economy of Sughd has been growing steadily since 2000, at the average rate of 13.2% in 2008 and 13.3% in 2009.[7] In 2009, farming, trade and industrial production contributed 28.2%, 25.8% and 14.0% to the GRP (gross regional product) of Sughd, respectively.[7] Since 2000, the output of industrial production increased two-fold, at an average annual growth rate of 5–8%.[7]

A free economic zone has been established in the region called Sughd Free Economic Zone.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1979 1,194,683—    
1989 1,558,158+2.69%
1999 1,871,979+1.85%
2010 2,233,550+1.62%
2020 2,707,300+1.94%
Source: Citypopulation[8]

Cities

Khujand

Sughd province counts the following 8 district-level cities (with population estimate as of 2020):[1]

Districts

The province is divided into 10

nohiya or Russian: район, raion). Furthermore, several cities (shahr) also cover other towns (shahrak) and rural localities. These are listed under "city districts".[1]

Districts of Sughd

City districts

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  3. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. ^ "CensusInfo - Data". www.censusinfo.tj. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. ^ Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, statistical yearbook,State Statistical Committee, Dushanbe, 2008
  6. ^ Robert Middleton and Huw Thomas, 'Tajikistan and the High Pamirs', Odyssey Books, 2008, page 166
  7. ^ a b c Socio-economic situation of the Sughd oblast, Statistics Committee of Sughd oblast, Khujand: January–March 2010 (in Tajik and Russian)
  8. ^ "Tajikistan: Provinces". www.citypopulation.de.

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