Khuroson District

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|name =Khuroson District

|native_name = {{langx|ru|Хуросонский район}}
{{langx|tg|Ноҳияи Хуросон}}

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Tajikistan}}

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Khatlon Region

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Obikiik

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|area_total_km2 = 900

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|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total= 116500

|population_density_km2 =auto

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|coordinates = {{coord|38|05|N|68|40|E|region:TJ|display=inline,title}}

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  • Russian (Interethnic)
  • Tajik (State){{cite web |title=КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН |url=http://prokuratura.tj/ru/legislation/the-constitution-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan.html |website=prokuratura.tj |publisher=Parliament of Tajikistan |access-date=9 January 2020}}}}

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|website = {{URL|http://balkhi.tj/}}

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Khuroson District ({{langx|ru|Хуросонский район}}; {{langx|tg|Ноҳияи Хуросон}}, 1991–2004: Ghozimalik District, before 1991: Ilyichyovskiy District)[http://tojkiston.ucoz.ru/index/khurosonskij_rajon/0-86 Хуросонский район] is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It extends south from national capital Dushanbe toward the regional capital Bokhtar.Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe Its capital is the town Obikiik (former name: Pravda). The population of the district is 116,500 (January 2020 estimate).{{cite web |url=http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |access-date=9 October 2020 |language=ru |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101228/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |url-status=dead }}

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about {{convert|900|km2|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.{{cite web|url=http://stat.ww.tj/13b992a6b19499d948c865b3572cb4a1_1510580431.pdf|title=Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017|publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan|access-date=12 October 2020|language=ru|pages=15–21|archive-date=28 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328064053/http://stat.ww.tj/13b992a6b19499d948c865b3572cb4a1_1510580431.pdf|url-status=dead}} They are as follows:[http://untj.org/jambi-project/index.php/maps-statistics/demography Jamoat-level basic indicators], United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020

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Jamoat

! Population (Jan. 2015)

Obikiik (town)8,500{{cite web|url=http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |language=ru|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702021130/http://www.stat.tj/ru/img/65a709121baf8a64bf15d33f398aafde_1435736807.pdf|archive-date=2 July 2015}}
Ayni26,724
Fakhrobod12,264
Ghallaobod18,253
Hiloli18,426
Qizilqal'a17,607

References

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{{Districts of Khatlon}}

Category:Districts of Khatlon Region

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