Varzob District

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|name = Varzob District

|native_name = {{langx|ru|Варзобский район}}
{{langx|tg|Ноҳияи Варзоб}}

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|subdivision_name1 = Districts of Republican Subordination

|seat_type = Capital

|seat = Varzob

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|area_total_km2 = 1700

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|population_as_of = 2020

|population_total= 82200

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|website = {{url|http://varzob.tj}}

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Varzob District ({{langx|ru|Варзобский район}}; {{langx|tg|Ноҳияи Варзоб|translit=Nohiyayi Varzob}}) is a district in Tajikistan, lying north of Dushanbe. It is one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It borders on the city of Hisor from the west, Rudaki District from the south, and the city of Vahdat from the east. The Gissar Range runs along its northern edge. The river Varzob traverses the entire district north to south. The district capital is the village Varzob. The population of the district is 82,200 (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=13 October 2020 |language=ru }}

Beside the river, grows a native species of Iris vicaria,{{cite web|title=Ornamental plants in their natural habitats | url=http://www.mobot.org/mobot/research/russia/tajikistan.shtml|publisher=mobot.org |access-date=20 September 2014}} and Iris hoogiana.{{cite web |title=Regeliocyclus hybrids |url=http://www.hillkeep.ca/bulbs%20iris%20regeliocyclus%20hybrids.htm |publisher=hillkeep.ca |access-date=5 June 2015}}

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about {{convert|1700|km2|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} and is divided administratively into one town and six 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=13 October 2020 |language=ru|pages=17, 21}} 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 13 October 2020

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Jamoat

! Population (Jan. 2015)

Takob (town)2,400{{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}}
Ayni14,052
Chorbogh31,585
Dehmalik8,034
Luchob7,174
Varzobqala11,438
Zideh7,219

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{{Districts of Republican Subordination}}

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Category:Districts of Tajikistan

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