Asht District
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Coordinates: 40°45′N 70°25′E / 40.750°N 70.417°E | |
Country | Tajikistan |
Region | Sughd Region |
Capital | Shaydon |
Area | |
• Total | 2,800 km2 (1,100 sq mi) |
Population (2020)
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• Total | 168,100 |
• Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( TJT) |
Official languages |
Asht District or Nohiya-i Asht ( Russian: Аштский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ашт) is a district in the northernmost tip of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, bordering on Uzbekistan to the north, the east, and the south. Its capital is the town Shaydon. [3] The population of the district is 168,100 (January 2020 estimate). [1]
The district has an area of about 2,800 km2 (1,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and eight jamoats. [4] They are as follows: [5]
Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) [5] |
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Shaydon (town) | 15,300 [6] |
Asht | 21,409 |
Iftikhor | 11,201 |
Mehrobod | 13,123 |
Oriyon | 17,487 |
Oshoba | 21,260 |
Ponghoz | 28,532 |
Punuk | 8,841 |
Shodoba | 8,990 |