Regions of Tajikistan

Tajikistan

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Tajikistan is divided into

one autonomous region (Tajik: Вилояти мухтор, viloyati mukhtor
two regions (Tajik: вилоятҳо, viloyatho Persian: ولایتها‎‎), sing. Tajik: вилоят, viloyatو Persian: ولایت‎‎, Russian: oblast )
the Districts of Republican Subordination
Dushanbe, the capital city.

A clickable map of Tajikistan exhibiting its four provinces.

No.	Name	Tajik	ISO	Capital	Area {km²)	Pop (2000)	Pop (2010)^[1]	Pop (2014)^[2]
1	Sughd Region	Вилояти Суғд Viloyati Sughd	TJ-SU	Khujand	25,400	1,872,000	2,233,500	2,400,600
2	Districts of Republican Subordination	Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ Nohiyahoi tobei jumhurī	-	Dushanbe	28,600	1,337,500	1,722,900	1,874,000
3	Khatlon Region	Вилояти Хатлон Viloyati Khatlon	TJ-KT	Qurghonteppa	24,800	2,150,100	2,677,300	2,898,600
4	Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region¹	Вилояти Мухтори Кӯҳистони Бадахшон Viloyati Mukhtori Kūhistoni Badakhshon	TJ-GB	Khorugh	64,200	206,000	206,000	212,100
–	Dushanbe	Душанбе Dushanbe	–	Dushanbe	100	561,900	724,800	775,800

¹ The direct translation from Tajik is Kuhistoni Badakhshon Autonoumous Region, but the name translated from Russian are more commonly used in English.

Each region is divided into districts (nohiya or rayon), which are further subdivided into jamoats (full name jamoati dehot), and then villages/settlements (deha). Tajikistan has a total of 58 (not including 4 districts of the capital city Dushanbe) districts.

References and footnotes

↑ "Changes in the number and distribution of the population of the Republic of Tajikistan between the censuses of 2000 and 2010" (PDF) (in Russian). Tajstat. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
↑ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2014" (PDF) (in Russian). Tajstat. Retrieved 12 September 2014.

Regions of Tajikistan

Sughd Region Khatlon Region Districts of Republican Subordination Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

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