Mu'minobod District


Mu'minobod District or Nohiya-i Mu'minobod is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Mu'minobod, also known in Soviet times, from 1973 − 1991, as Leningradskiy. The population of the district is 94,700.

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into one town and six jamoats. They are as follows:
JamoatPopulation
Mu'minobod 13,000
Balkhobi12,590
Boghgay13,053
Childukhtaron
Dehibaland14,363
Nuralisho Nazarov18,733
Shamsiddin Shohin10,850

Geography

This district is situated in the mountainous southeastern part of Khatlon Region, and is bordering Afghanistan. The district spans 2,387 square kilometers.

History

The district was established in 1973 within Kulob Oblast.