Asht District or Nohiya-i Asht (Russian: Аштский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ашт) is a district in the northernmost tip of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, bordering on Uzbekistan to the north, the east, and the south. Its capital is the town Shaydon.[3] The population of the district is 168,100 (January 2020 estimate).[1]

Asht District
Russian: Аштский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Ашт
Location of Asht District in Tajikistan
Location of Asht District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°45′N 70°25′E / 40.750°N 70.417°E / 40.750; 70.417
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalShaydon
Area
 • Total2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total168,100
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Official languages

Administrative divisions

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The district has an area of about 2,800 km2 (1,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and eight jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Shaydon (town) 15,300[6]
Asht 21,409
Iftikhor 11,201
Mehrobod 13,123
Oriyon 17,487
Oshoba 21,260
Ponghoz 28,532
Punuk 8,841
Shodoba 8,990

References

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  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. ^ "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 October 2020
  6. ^ "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. Retrieved 2 October 2020.