Zafarobod District, Tajikistan

Zafarobod District

Tajik: Ноҳияи Зафаробод
Location of Zafarobod District in Tajikistan
Location of Zafarobod District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 40°10′N 68°55′E / 40.167°N 68.917°E / 40.167; 68.917
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalZafarobod
Area
 • Total
400 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
75,900
 • Density190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

Zafarobod District (Tajik: Ноҳияи Зафаробод, Nohiyai Zafarobod) is a district in Sughd Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Zafarobod. The population of the district is 75,900 (January 2020 estimate).[1] The entire population of the Yaghnob Valley was forcibly resettled in the Zafarabad region in the 1970s by the Soviets.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. ^ "History of the Yaghnobi People". yaghnobi.wordpress.com. 2007-10-15.