Kushoniyon_District

Kushoniyon District

Kushoniyon District

Place in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan

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]

Quick Facts Russian: Район Кушониён Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, Country ...

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]

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


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