Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction
Tajik: Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ Russian: Районы республиканского подчинения | |
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Varzob Ravine | |
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 39°0′N 70°0′E / 39.000°N 70.000°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Capital | Dushanbe |
| Area | |
• Total | 28,500 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,165,900 |
| • Density | 76.0/km2 (197/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | TJ-RA |
| HDI (2023) | 0.684 medium |
| Official languages | |
Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, also translated as Districts under Republican Subordination (Russian: Районы республиканского подчинения; Tajik: Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ, romanized: Nohiyahoyi tobe’i jumhuriy), is a region in Tajikistan, consisting of 9 districts and 4 district-level cities that are directly under central administration. Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, is surrounded by the Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction, but not part of it. The region shares a border with Dushanbe, Sughd, GBAO, Khatlon, Kyrgyzstan (Batken and Osh regions) and Uzbekistan (Surxondaryo). The region covers an area of 28,500 square kilometres, and has a total population of 2,165,900 (2020). The Districts' ethnic composition in 2010 was 85% Tajik and 11.7% Uzbek.