Temurmalik District

Temurmalik District (Russian: Темурмаликский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Темурмалик Nohiyai Temurmalik) is a district in the Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located south of the Vakhsh Range along the middle course of the river Kyzylsu.^[2] It had an estimated population of 69,800 as of 2020.^[3] Before 1957, it was called Qizil-Mazor District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Қизил Мазор) or Kzyl-Mazar District (Russian: Кзыл-Мазарский район), then renamed Sovetskiy District (Russian: Советский район), and in 2004 given its present name Temurmalik District.^[4][5] The new name honors a medieval military hero, Timur Malik, who in 1220 led the people of Khujand in their struggle against the Mongol occupation.^[6]

Temurmalik District (Russian: Темурмаликский район) (Tajik: Ноҳияи Темурмалик)
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°11′N 69°33′E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Khatlon Region
Capital	Bahmanrud
Area
• Total	1,000 km2 (400 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	69,800
• Density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic) Tajik (State)[1]

In 2012, Tajikistan experienced one of the harshest winters in 50 years resulting in major flooding as the snow melted. Kiblay Village in the Temurmalik District was one of the most heavily damaged areas within Tajikistan as a result of the floods.^[7]

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 1,000 km² (400 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats.^[8] They are as follows:^[9]

Jamoat	Population (Jan. 2015)[9]
Bahmanrud (town)	9,900[10]
Chilchah	8,664
Kangurt	9,430
Kushkteppa	8,113
Husaynobod	7,224
Saidmu'min Rahimov (Vatan)
Tanobchi	7,454

References

1. "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
3. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
4. Qizil-Mazor (Kzyl-Mazar) District renamed Sovetskiy District Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, 1957 (in Russian)
5. Sovetskiy District renamed Temurmalik District Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, 2004 (in Russian)
6. B.A. Antonenko, History of Tajik SSR, Maorif Publ. House, Dushanbe (1983), p. 74; also see Temarmulik as a 13th century national hero (in Russian)
7. "Tajikistan: Floods and avalanches" (PDF). International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. p. 2. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
8. "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
9. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 11 October 2020
10. "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.