Buston Бӯстон | |
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  Buston Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates:40°14′19″N69°41′48″E / 40.23861°N 69.69667°E /40.23861; 69.69667 | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• City | 36,900 |
| • Urban | 34,000 |
| Official languages | |
Buston (Tajik:Бӯстон;Persian:بوستان;Russian:Бустон, formerlyChkalovsk orChkalov)[3] is atown in northernTajikistan. It is located inSughd Region, between the cities ofKhujand andGhafurov.[4] Buston is a city of regional subordination, and is not part of a district.
The population of Buston in 2020 is estimated at 34,000 for the city proper and 36,900 for the city with the outlying communities. The city of Guliston also covers the townPalos.[1]
As a result of its involvement in the processing of uranium ore mined nearby, Chkalovsk was a closed city until the collapse of the USSR. The first Soviet uranium processing plant,Leninabad Mining and Chemical Combine was founded in Chkalovsk during 1940s.[5]
ThePresidential National Guard of Tajikistan formed one of its new units here.
On February 1, 2016, the Government of Tajikistan decided to rename Chkalovsk intoBuston (Бӯстон). According toTASS news agency, it was the last town in Tajikistan with a Russian name.[6][7]
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