Devashtich District

Devashtich District
Russian: Район Деваштич
Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич
Location of Devashtich District in Tajikistan
Location of Devashtich District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°45′N 69°07′E / 39.750°N 69.117°E / 39.750; 69.117
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalGhonchi
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total173,500
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Devashtich District (Russian: Район Деваштич; Tajik: Ноҳияи Деваштич; before 2016 Ghonchi District)[2] is a district in the center of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, located south of the regional capital Khujand and bordering on Kyrgyzstan to the east. Its capital is Ghonchi (Ganchi in Russian transliteration).[3] The population of the district is 173,500 (January 2020 estimate).[1]

  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir" (in Russian). 1 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  3. ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe