Levakant
Levakant (Russian: Левакант; Tajik: Левакант, Kalininabad (Калилининобод) until February 1996, Sarband (Сарбанд) until January 2018),[2] is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is part of Khatlon Region, located just east of the regional capital Bokhtar and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe.[3] The Golovnaya Dam on the river Vakhsh lies directly to its east.
Levakant 
    Левакант  | |
|---|---|
![]() Levakant Location in Tajikistan  | |
| Coordinates: 37°52′N 68°55′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Khatlon Region | 
| Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) | 
| Population  (2020)  | |
| • City | 17,700 | 
| • Urban | 48,300 | 
| Official languages | |
Its population is estimated at 17,700 for the city proper and 48,300 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[4]
Levakant is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.
Climate
    
Levakant has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
| Climate data for Sarband | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | 
| Average high °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2)  | 
11.0 (51.8)  | 
16.7 (62.1)  | 
23.8 (74.8)  | 
29.4 (84.9)  | 
35.4 (95.7)  | 
37.1 (98.8)  | 
35.5 (95.9)  | 
31.0 (87.8)  | 
24.6 (76.3)  | 
16.9 (62.4)  | 
10.5 (50.9)  | 
23.3 (74.0)  | 
| Average low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0)  | 
1.0 (33.8)  | 
5.9 (42.6)  | 
11.3 (52.3)  | 
15.1 (59.2)  | 
18.6 (65.5)  | 
20.1 (68.2)  | 
18.1 (64.6)  | 
13.1 (55.6)  | 
8.6 (47.5)  | 
3.9 (39.0)  | 
0.9 (33.6)  | 
9.6 (49.3)  | 
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7)  | 
52 (2.0)  | 
77 (3.0)  | 
55 (2.2)  | 
35 (1.4)  | 
3 (0.1)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
0 (0)  | 
14 (0.6)  | 
26 (1.0)  | 
39 (1.5)  | 
344 (13.5)  | 
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
Subdivisions
    
Before ca. 2018, Levakant was the seat of Sarband District, which covered the present city of Levakant.[5] The city of Levakant covers Levakant proper and two jamoats. These are as follows:[6]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[6] | 
|---|---|
| Guliston | 18,151 | 
| Vahdat | 8,040 | 
See also
    
    
References
    
- "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
 - Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
 - Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
 - "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
 - "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. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
 - Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
 

