Shamsiddin Shohin District
Shamsiddin Shohin District | |
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 Shuroobod City | |
 Shamsiddin Shohin District Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°50′24″N 70°2′31″E / 37.84000°N 70.04194°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Capital | Shuroobod |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (900 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 55,500 |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Area code | +992-3319 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | www |
Shamsiddin Shohin District (Russian: Район Шамсиддин Шохин; Tajik: Ноҳияи Шамсиддин Шоҳин Nohiyai Shamsiddin Shohin, before 2016 Shuroobod District Tajik: Ноҳияи Шуро-обод),[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, southeastern Tajikistan. Its capital is the village Shuroobod.
Shuroobod District was renamed Shamsiddin Shohin in memory of this Tajik poet.
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 2,300 km2 (900 sq mi) and is divided administratively into seven jamoats.[3] They are as follows:[4]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[4] |
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| Chagam | 6,097 |
| Dashti-Jum | 4,942 |
| Doghiston | 7,092 |
| Langardara | 4,895 |
| Nuriddin Mahmudov (Yol) | 6,446 |
| Sarichashma | 11,680 |
| Shuroobod | 10,700 |
Geography
Shamsiddin Shohin District is bordered in the north by Darvoz District and Khovaling District, in the west by Mu'minobod District and Hamadoni District, all in Khatlon Region. In the east and south, across the river Panj, it borders Afghanistan. It is located in the foothills of the Hazrati Shoh mountains.
References
- ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
- ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 11 October 2020
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