Devashtich District

Devashtich District Russian: Район Деваштич Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич
District
Location of Devashtich District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°45′N 69°07′E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Sughd Region
Capital	Ghonchi
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	173,500
Time zone	UTC+5 (TJT)

Devashtich District (Russian: Район Деваштич; Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич; before 2016 Ghonchi District)[2] is a district in the center of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Khujand and bordering on Kyrgyzstan to the east. Its capital is Ghonchi (Ganchi in Russian transliteration).[3] The population of the district is 173,500 (January 2020 estimate).[1]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 1,600 km^2 (600 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat	Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Ghonchi (town)	11,800[6]
Dalyoni Bolo	23,670
Gazantarak	17,801
Ismoili Somoni	13,970
Mujum	27,835
Rosrovut	14,419
Vahdat	31,955
Yakhtan	15,060

References

1. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
2. "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 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. 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.