Bokhtar District

Bokhtar District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Бохтар, Persian: باختر‎) is a district in Khatlon Province, Tajikistan, surrounding the provincial capital Qurghonteppa. Its administrative capital is the village of Ismoil Somoni (pop. 8,000).[1] The population in Bokhtar district is 209,100 (1 January 2008 estimate).[2]

Bokhtar District

(Tajik: Ноҳияи Бохтар)
Bokhtar District
Bokhtar District Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°46′3″N 68°48′6″E
Country Tajikistan
ProvinceKhatlon
CapitalIsmoil Somoni
Area
 • Land1,101,4 km2 (4,253 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total173 43
 • Ethnicities
Tajik
 • Languages
Tajik
Time zoneUTC+5
+992 3245
735140
Websitetj

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[3]

Jamoats of Bokhtar District
Jamoat Population
Avangard56308
Bokhtariyon3318
Bustonqala2518
Ismoili Somoni6703
Kalinin26029
Mehnatobod25955
Navbahor13091
Zargar39517

History

On 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the Qurghonteppa Oblast. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). Then in 1990 the district was renamed to Bokhtar District. And finally in 2018 - to Kushoniyon District.

Geology

Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.[4]

References
  1. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  2. Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (in Russian)
  3. "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  4. "Tethys: Tajikistan Resource Upgrade 27.5 Billion BOE". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.


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