Kushoniyon District

Kushoniyon District (Russian: Район Кушониён/Кушониёнский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, before 2018: Bokhtar District)^[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, surrounding the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar). Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (pop. 8,500).^[3] The population of Kushoniyon District is 245,900 (January 2020 estimate).^[4]

Kushoniyon District Russian: Район Кушониён Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён
Coordinates: 37°46′3″N 68°48′6″E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Khatlon Region
Capital	Ismoili Somoni
Area
• Total	600 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	245,900
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
+992 3245	735140
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic) Tajik (State)[1]
Website	kushoniyon.tj

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 600 km² (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and five jamoats.^[5] They are as follows:^[6]

Jamoat	Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Bokhtariyon (town)	6,700[7]
Bustonqala	4,300[7]
Ismoili Somoni	7,800[7]
Mehnatobod	34,201
Navbahor	18,281
Oriyon	10,392
Sarvati Istiqlol	33,071
Zargar	49,235

History

On 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the Qurghonteppa Oblast. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). Then in 1990 the district was renamed to Bokhtar District. And finally in 2018 - to Kushoniyon District.^[2]

Geology

Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.^[8]

References

1. "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. "Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province". 22 January 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
3. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
4. "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 7 October 2020.
5. "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.
6. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 9 October 2020
7. "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.
8. "Tethys: Tajikistan Resource Upgrade 27.5 Billion BOE". The Gazette of Central Asia. Satrapia. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2012.