Istaravshan District

Istaravshan District
District

Location of Istaravshan District in Tajikistan
Country  Tajikistan
Province Sughd
Capital Istaravshan
Time zone UTC+5 (TJT)

Istaravshan District or Nohiya-i Istaravshan (Tajik: Ноҳияи Истаравшан), formerly Uroteppa (or Ura-Tyube) District (Tajik: Уротеппа, Russian: Ура-Тюбе), is a district in the central part of Sughd province, Tajikistan, between the border with Uzbekistan to the west and Ghonchi district to the east.[1] Its capital is Istaravshan (called Ura-Tyube until 2000).

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[2]

Jamoats of Istaravshan District
Jamoat Population
Frunze11058
Guli Surkh28799
Javkandak7535
Kommunizm22190
Leninobod11468
Nijoni7747
Nofaroj7343
Poshkent13292
Pravda11652
Qalaibaland6759

References

  1. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  2. "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.


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