Shahritus District

Shahritus District or Nohiya-i Shahritus (Tajik: Ноҳияи Шаҳритӯс) is a district in Khatlon Region, southwestern Tajikistan. Its capital is the town Shahrituz. The population of the district is 130,000 (January 2020 estimate).[2]

Shahritus District
Russian: Шахритусский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Шаҳритӯс
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 37°19′N 68°06′E
Country Tajikistan
RegionKhatlon Region
CapitalShahritus
Area
 • Total1,500 km2 (600 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total130,000
 • Density87/km2 (220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5
Official languages
Websiteshahrituz.tj

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 1,500 km2 (600 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[4]
Shahritus (town)15,800[5]
Kholmatov31,654
Jura Nazarov17,808
Obshoron8,648
Pakhtaobod21,270
Sayyod15,858

References
  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. "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  4. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
  5. "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.
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