Panj District

Panj District

Russian: Пянджский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ
Panj District Russian: Пянджский район ; Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ
	Location of the district in Tajikistan
	Coordinates: 37°14′N 69°09′E / 37.233°N 69.150°E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Khatlon Region
Capital	Panj
Area
• Total	900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population (2020)
• Total	119,700
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic); Tajik (State);
Website	panj.tj

Panj District (Russian: Пянджский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Панҷ Nohiyai 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.

^ "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
^ "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
^ Security and Human Right to Water in Central Asia, by Miguel Ángel Pérez Martín

[КОНСТИТУЦИЯ_РЕСПУБЛИКИ_ТАДЖИКИСТАН-1] "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.

[pop2020-2] "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

[3] Security and Human Right to Water in Central Asia, by Miguel Ángel Pérez Martín

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