Chatlon

Вилояти Хатлон Chatlon
Basic data
Country	Tajikistan
Capital	Qurghonteppa
surface	24,600 km²
Residents	2,898,600 (2013)
density	118 inhabitants per km²
ISO 3166-2	TJ-KT
Website	www.khatlon.tj
politics
Head of government	Dawlatschoh Qurbonalij Gulmahmadzoda

Coordinates: 37 ° 50 '  N , 69 ° 0'  E

Chatlon ( Tajik Вилояти Хатлон / Wilojati Chatlon; Russian Хатлонская область / Chatlonskaja Oblast ) is one of the four provinces (Wilojat) of Tajikistan . It is located in the southwest of the country and covers around 24,600 km². The population is 2,898,600 (as of December 31, 2013), increased from 2,504,600 (as of December 31, 2007), 2,151,000 (2000) and 1,704,000 (1989). The province is bounded in the south by the river Pandsch and Afghanistan . In the west the province borders on Uzbekistan . The province of Chatlon was initially created in September 1988 through the merger of the two oblasts of Qurghonteppa and Kulob (Kuljab), which had existed since 1973 , but was divided again from 1990 to November 1992.

The population is mainly active in agriculture - especially on cotton plantations and in cattle breeding .

The provincial capital is Qurghonteppa (Tajik Қурғонтеппа /گرگان تپه), formerly known as Kurgan-Tjube ( Russian Курган-Тюбе ). Other larger cities are Kulob ( Кӯлоб /کولاب) and Norak ( Норак /نارک), larger settlements are Jowon ( Ёвон ) and Danghara ( Данғара /دنغره).

Administratively, the province of Chatlon is divided into 24 districts (Nohija) and the four district-free cities Qurghonteppa, Kulob, Norak and Sarband , which, apart from Qurghonteppa itself, are the administrative seat of a district of the same name, to which they do not belong.

Cities and districts of the province of Chatlon (as of 2014)

City / District	Tajik	Administrative headquarters	Residents	Area (1000 km²)	Population density
Qurghonteppa *	Қурғонтеппа		101,600
Kulob *	Кӯлоб		99,700
Norak *	Норак		27,200
Sarband *	Сарбанд		15,300
Baldschuwon	Балҷувон	Baldschuwon	26,600	1.3	20th
Bochtar	Бохтар	Ismoili Somonij	214,800	0.6	358
Chowaling	Ховалинг	Chowaling	52,100	1.7	31
Churosson	Хуросон	Obikiik	100,900	0.9	112
Danghara	Данғара	Danghara	132,600	2.0	66
Jaloliddin Rumij	Ҷалолиддин Румӣ	Kolkhozobod	171,800	0.9	191
Jilikul	Ҷиликул	Jilikul	97,800	1.2	82
Farchor	Фархор	Farchor	148,100	1.2	123
Jowon	Ёвон	Jowon	197,500	0.9	219
Kulob	Кӯлоб	Kulob **	94,300	0.3	647
Mir Sajid Alii Hamadonij	Мир Сайид Алии Ҳамадонӣ	Maskaw	132,400	0.5	265
Moominobod	Мӯъминобод	Moominobod	83,000	0.9	92
Norak	Норак	Norak **	26,400	0.4	134
Nossiri Chusraw	Носири Хусрав	Bahori	33,200	0.8	42
Pandsch	Панҷ	Pandsch	102,000	0.9	113
Qudodijon	Қубодиён	Qudodijon	160,800	1.8	89
Qumsangir	Қумсангир	Dustij	119,900	1.0	120
Sarband	Сарбанд	Sarband **	26,700	0.1	420
Shahritus	Шаҳритуз	Shahritus	110,800	1.5	74
Schuroobod	Шӯрообод	Schuroobod	49,000	2.3	21st
Temurmalik	Темурмалик	So far	62,700	1.0	63
Awake	Вахш	Awake	171,800	1.0	172
Wosse	Восеъ	Wosse	191,000	0.8	239

Notes: Population numbers and areas rounded to the nearest hundred; * City; ** does not belong to the Rajon itself, but the number of inhabitants is taken into account when calculating the population density

Web links

Commons : Chatlon  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Provinces of Tajikistan 2014 ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the Tajik Statistics Agency website (Tajik, Russian)