Regions of Tajikistan

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Tajikistan is divided into

Sughd Province Districts of Republican Subordination Khatlon Province Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous ProvinceA clickable map of Tajikistan exhibiting its four provinces.
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No.NameTajikISOCapitalArea {km²)Pop (2000)Pop (2010)[1]Pop (2014)[2]
1Sughd RegionВилояти Суғд
Viloyati Sughd
TJ-SUKhujand 25,4001,872,0002,233,5002,400,600
2Districts of Republican SubordinationНоҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ
Nohiyahoi tobei jumhurī
- Dushanbe 28,6001,337,5001,722,9001,874,000
3Khatlon RegionВилояти Хатлон
Viloyati Khatlon
TJ-KTQurghonteppa 24,8002,150,1002,677,3002,898,600
4Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region1Вилояти Мухтори Кӯҳистони Бадахшон
Viloyati Mukhtori Kūhistoni Badakhshon
TJ-GBKhorugh 64,200206,000206,000212,100
DushanbeДушанбе
Dushanbe
Dushanbe 100561,900724,800775,800

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.

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