Panj District (
Russian: Пянджский район;
Tajik: Ноҳияи ПанҷNohiyai Panj) is a
district in
Khatlon Region,
Tajikistan. Its capital is
Panj. The population of the district is 119,700 (January 2020 estimate).[2] The district has been an area of ethnic tensions betweek its
Uzbek and
Tajik residents.[3] During the early
Soviet period the district was officially named Kirovobod District.
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 900 km2 (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five
jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]