Spitamen District | |
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 Location of Spitamen District in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates:40°09′N69°22′E / 40.150°N 69.367°E /40.150; 69.367 | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Navkat |
| Area | |
• Total | 400 km2 (200 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 141,600 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
| Official languages | |
Spitamen District (Russian:Спитаменский район;Tajik:Ноҳияи Спитамен) is adistrict in north-centralSughd,Tajikistan, stretching across the province's narrow part from the border withUzbekistan to the border withKyrgyzstan.[3] Population 141,600 (2020 est.).[1] Formerly calledNau District (Russian:Науский район) orNov District (Tajik:Nohiya-i Nov, Ноҳияи Нов;Persian:ناحیۀ ناو), it was renamed Spitamen district by a resolution of parliament in November 2003.[4] The district capital isNavkat, located south-west ofKhujand.
The district is named afterSpitamen who led theSogdians in a revolt against the forces ofAlexander the Great in 329-328 BCE.[5]
The district has an area of about 400 km2 (200 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and sixjamoats.[6] They are as follows:[7][8]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[7] |
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| Navkat (town) | 16,900[9] |
| Istiqlol | 18,015 |
| Khurramzamin | |
| Kurush | 26,469 |
| Sarband | 8,502 |
| Tagoyak | 16,224 |
| Tursun Uljaboev | 16,874 |
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