Mu'minobod District

Mu'minobod District or Nohiya-i Mu'minobod (Tajik: Ноҳияи Мӯъминобод) is a district in Khatlon province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Mu'minobod, in Soviet times, from 1973 − 1997, known as Leningradskiy.

Mu'minobod District

Ноҳияи Мӯъминобод
Mu'minobod District
Mu'minobod District Location in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°06′32.3″N 70°01′37.9″E
Country Tajikistan
ProvinceKhatlon
CapitalMu'minobod
Area
 • Land2,387 km2 (922 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total72 300
 • Ethnicities
Tajik
 • Languages
Tajik-Persian
Time zoneUTC+5
 • Summer (DST)UTC+5
Websitetj

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[1]

Jamoats of Mu'minobod District [2]
Jamoat Population
Balhobi8315
Bogai7961
Childukhtaron
Dehbaland11470
Kulchashma17086
Leningrad11131
Tutu7279

Geography

This district is situated in the mountainous southeastern part of Khatlon, Kulob Region, and is bordering Afghanistan. The district spans 2,387 square kilometers, and consists of seven jamoats.[3]

History

The district was established in 1973 within Kulob.[4]

References
  1. "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  2. http://www.undp.tj/files/maps/JCP/Tajik_pdf/Local_Governance/Khatlon/LG4.3.pdf%5B%5D
  3. Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 2010, p. 245
  4. Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan, Dushanbe, 2010, p. 245


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