Khuroson District

Khuroson District (Russian: Хуросонский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Хуросон, 1991–2004: Ghozimalik District, before 1991: Ilyichyovskiy District)^[2] is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan. It extends south from national capital Dushanbe toward the regional capital Bokhtar.^[3] Its capital is the town Obikiik (former name: Pravda). The population of the district is 116,500 (January 2020 estimate).^[4]

Khuroson District Russian: Хуросонский район Tajik: Ноҳияи Хуросон
Location of the district in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 38°05′N 68°40′E
Country	Tajikistan
Region	Khatlon Region
Capital	Obikiik
Area
• Total	900 km2 (300 sq mi)
Population  (2020)
• Total	116,500
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5
Official languages	Russian (Interethnic) Tajik (State)[1]
Website	balkhi.tj

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 900 km² (300 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and five jamoats.^[5] They are as follows:^[6]

Jamoat	Population (Jan. 2015)[6]
Obikiik (town)	8,500[7]
Ayni	26,724
Fakhrobod	12,264
Ghallaobod	18,253
Hiloli	18,426
Qizilqal'a	17,607