Rudaki District (Russian: Район Рудаки; Tajik: Ноҳияи Рӯдакӣ Nohiyai Rudaki) is a district in Tajikistan, one of the Districts of Republican Subordination. It stretches south from Dushanbe, bordering on Shahrinav District, the city of Hisor, and Varzob District from the north and northwest, Tajikistan's Khatlon Region from the south and the east, and Uzbekistan from the west. Its administrative capital is Somoniyon, a southern suburb of Dushanbe, called Leninsky in the Soviet period.[2] The population of the district is 518,200 (January 2020 estimate).[3]
Rudaki District | |
|---|---|
 Location of the district in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 38°21′N 68°37′E / 38.350°N 68.617°E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Districts of Republican Subordination |
| Capital | Somoniyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 518,200 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (750/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | nrudaki |
A border guard training center is located here, used by the Tajik Border Troops.[4] In October 2013, the Tajik Interior Ministry opened a new police station in the district.[5]
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 1,800 km2 (700 sq mi) and is divided administratively into three towns and thirteen jamoats.[6] They are as follows:[7]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[7] |
|---|---|
| Navobod (town) | 9,100[8] |
| Somoniyon (town) | 22,600[8] |
| Mirzo Tursunzoda (town) | 17,900[8] |
| Chimteppa | 45,221 |
| Chorgulteppa | 37,551 |
| Chorteppa | 32,076 |
| Choryakkoron | 14,496 |
| Esanboy | 20,072 |
| Guliston | 41,130 |
| Kiblai | 13,860 |
| Lohur | 20,047 |
| Rohati | 32,152 |
| Rossiya | 31,030 |
| Sarikishti | 38,474 |
| Sultonobod | 16,066 |
| Zainabobod | 36,844 |