Kushoniyon District

Kushoniyon District (Russian: Район Кушониён/Кушониёнский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён, before 2018: Bokhtar District)^[2] is a district in Khatlon Region, Tajikistan, surrounding the regional capital Qurghonteppa (Bokhtar). Its administrative capital is the town of Ismoili Somoni (pop. 8,500).^[3] The population of Kushoniyon District is 245,900 (January 2020 estimate).^[4]

Kushoniyon District Russian: Район Кушониён Tajik: Ноҳияи Кӯшониён
Coordinates: 37°46′3″N 68°48′6″E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Khatlon Region
Capital	Ismoili Somoni
Area
• Total	600 km2 (200 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	245,900
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
+992 3245	735140
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic) Tajik (State)[1]
Website	kushoniyon.tj

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 600 km² (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and five jamoats.^[5] They are as follows:^[6]

Jamoat	Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Bokhtariyon (town)	6,700[7]
Bustonqala	4,300[7]
Ismoili Somoni	7,800[7]
Mehnatobod	34,201
Navbahor	18,281
Oriyon	10,392
Sarvati Istiqlol	33,071
Zargar	49,235

History

On 7 January 1944 the district was created under the named Oktyabr District (ноҳияи Октябр) was created in the Qurghonteppa Oblast. On 6 January 1965 the District was renamed to Kommunisti District (ноҳияи Коммунистӣ). Then in 1990 the district was renamed to Bokhtar District. And finally in 2018 - to Kushoniyon District.^[2]

Geology

Bokhtar area forms part of Amu Darya basin. This basin has been estimated to contain vast reserves of oil, natural gas and condensate.^[8]