Ayni District

Ayni District, also Aini District (Russian: Айнинский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Айнӣ, Nohiyayi Aynī), is a district in the southern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan, straddling the middle course of the river Zeravshan. Its capital is the town of Ayni (Tajik: Айнӣ), located on the Zeravshan.[3] The population of the district is 83,600 (January 2020 estimate).[1] It was named after the Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni (Tajik: Садриддин Айнӣ).

Ayni District
Russian: Айнинский район
Tajik: Ноҳияи Айнӣ
District
Ayni District Landscape
Ayni District Landscape
Location of Ayni District in Tajikistan
Location of Ayni District in Tajikistan
Coordinates: 39°20′N 68°35′E
Country Tajikistan
RegionSughd Region
CapitalAyni
Area
 • Total5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[1]
 • Total83,600
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)
Postal code
735520
Area code+992 3479
Official languages
Websitewww.ayni.tj

Administrative divisions

The district has an area of about 5,200 km2 (2,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and seven jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]

Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015)[5]
Zarafshan (town)2,200[6]
Anzob8,238
Ayni14,862
Dardar7,562
Fondaryo9,478
Rarz8,998
Shamtuch6,557
Urmetan18,016

References
  1. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  2. "КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН". prokuratura.tj. Parliament of Tajikistan. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  3. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojjikoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  4. "Regions of the Republic of Tajikistan 2017" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. pp. 15–21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  5. Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 2 October 2020
  6. "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2015" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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