Panj District (Russian: Пянджский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ Nohiyai Panj) is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Panj. The population of the district is 119,700 (January 2020 estimate).[2] The district has been an area of ethnic tensions betweek its Uzbek and Tajik residents.[3] During the early Soviet period the district was officially named Kirovobod District.

Panj District
Russian: Пянджский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°14′N 69°09′E / 37.233°N 69.150°E / 37.233; 69.150
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalPanj
Area
 • Total900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total119,700
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Official languages
Websitepanj.tj

Administrative divisions

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The district has an area of about 900 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Panj (town) 11,700[6]
Kabut Sayfutdinov 22,684
Mehvar 17,298
Namuna 21,321
Nuri Vahdat 13,425
Ozodagon 20,748

References

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  1. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ^ Security and Human Right to Water in Central Asia, by Miguel Ángel Pérez Martín
  4. ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 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.