List of cities in Tajikistan

This is a list of cities in Tajikistan.

The largest metropolitan area in Tajikistan is that of the capital Dushanbe, with 843,252. Thirteen percent of the population of the country lives in the region of the capital.

Cities of more than 10,000 people, listed by population

The following table includes all cities larger than 10,000 people, with their names in English, and the corresponding names in Cyrillic and Perso-Arabic script. Because of transliteration difficulties, some are known by more than one spelling. The population is from the censuses of 12 January 1989 and 20 January 2000, as well as an estimate for 1 January 2006. The population figures are for the city proper, and do not include adjacent communities. In addition, the administrative division in which the city lies is named, usually a province, or an autonomous province in the case of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province (GBAO). There is also the capital district, and the Region of Republican Subordination (here abbreviated RRS), which do not belong to a province, and are directly under the central government. Finally, the district in which the city lies is given.

Map of Tajikistan

Dushanbe, Capital of Tajikistan

Khujand

Qurghonteppa

Cities in Tajikistan
Rank	Name			Population			Administrative division	District
	Transcription	Tajik		1989 census[1]	2000 census[2]	2007 estimate[3]
		Cyrillic	Persian
1.	Dushanbe1*	Душанбе	دوشنبه	595,820	562,000	679,400	Dushanbe	Capital district
2.	Khujand2**	Хуҷанд	خجند	160,458	149,000	155,900	Sughd	Khujand City
3.	Kulob**	Кӯлоб	کولاب	74,456	78,000	93,900	Khatlon	Kulob City
4.	Qurghonteppa**	Қӯрғонтеппа	قرغان‌تپه	58,505	60,000	71,000	Khatlon	Qurghonteppa City
5.	Istaravshan**	Истаравшан	استروشن	45,763	51,000	60,200	Sughd	Istaravshan City
6.	Vahdat*	Ваҳдат	کافرنهان	45,731	44,000	49,100	RRS	Vahdat City
7.	Konibodom**	Конибодом	کانی‌بادام	37,841	45,000	47,100	Sughd	Konibodom City
8.	Tursunzoda*	Турсунзoдa	تورسون‌زاده	40,593	39,000	44,200	RRS	Tursunzoda City
9.	Isfara**	Исфара	اسفره	34,524	37,000	40,600	Sughd	Isfara City
10.	Panjakent**	Панҷакент	پنج‌کنت	27,903	33,000	35,900	Sughd	Panjakent City
11.	Khorugh**	Хоруғ	خاروغ	20,318	28,000	29,000	GBAO	Khorugh City
12.	Yovon	Ёвон	یاوان	20,148	20,000	25,800	Khatlon	Yovon district
13.	Hisor	Ҳисор	حصار	20,220	20,000	23,200	RRS	Hisor district
14.	Nurak**	Нoрaк	نورک	20,752	19,000	22,800	Khatlon	Norak City
15.	Parkhar	Фархoр	فرخار	17,915	20,000	22,400	Khatlon	Farkhor district
16.	Vose'	Восеъ	واسع	14,989	20,000	22,300	Khatlon	Vose' district
17.	Chkalovsk**	Чкалов	چکلاو	33,731	22,000	22,200	Sughd	Chkalovsk Hukumat
18.	Moskovskiy (Moskva)	Маскав		16,756	n/a	20,700	Khatlon	Hamadoni district
19.	Danghara	Данғара	دنغره	16,898	n/a	20,600	Khatlon	Danghara district
20.	Somoniyon	Сомониён		16,623	n/a	18,600	RRS	Rudaki district
21.	Ghafurov	Бобоҷон Ғафуров	باباجان غفوروف	18,916	15,000	15,700	Sughd	Ghafurov district
22.	Zafarobod	Зафаробод	ظفرآباد	11,191	n/a	14,900	Sughd	Zafarobod district
23.	Kolkhozobod	Колхозобод		13,354	n/a	14,900	Khatlon	Rumi district
24.	Nov (Nau)	Нов	ناو	13,863	13,000	14,300	Sughd	Spitamen district
25.	Proletarsk	Пролетар		15,104	13,000	13,900	Sughd	Rasulov district
26.	Shaartuz	Шаҳртуз	شهر توز	11,618	12,000	13,500	Khatlon	Shahrtuz district
27.	Shaydon	Шайдон	اشت	9,605	11,000	13,100	Sughd	Asht district
28.	Taboshar**	Табошар	تباشر	20,166	12,000	12,800	Sughd	Taboshar City
29.	Adrasmon	Адрасмoн	ادرسمان	11,298	n/a	12,700	Sughd	Qayraqqum Hukumat
30.	Qayroqqum**	Қайроққум		12,819	10,000	12,500	Sughd	Qayraqqum Hukumat
31.	Leningradskiy	Ленинград	مؤمن‌آباد	9,764	11,000	12,500	Khatlon	Muminobod district
32.	Vakhsh	Вахш	وخش	10,587	n/a	12,300	Khatlon	Vakhsh district
33.	Dusti	Дусти		8,886	6,000	12,300	Khatlon	Qumsangir district
34.	Buston	Бӯстон	بوستان	12,178	n/a	11,600	Sughd	Mastchoh district
35.	Sarband**	Сарбанд	سربند	14,006	11,000	13,000	Khatlon	Sarband City
36.	Kuybyshevsk	Куйбышевcк		9,704	9,000	10,600	Khatlon	Jomi district
37.	Sharora	Шарора		n/a	9,000	10,000	RRS	Hisor district

¹: Name from 1929 to 1961: Stalinabad
²: Name from 1939 to 1992: Leninabad
Cities not subordinated administratively to the district where they are located:
*Cities of republican subordination
**Cities of provincial subordination

Other cities

• Devona
• Faizobod
• Kalai-Khumb
• Panj
• Shurab
• Vanj
• Varzob

See also

• List of renamed cities in Tajikistan

References

1. ^ 1989 census results
2. ^ О первых итогах всеобщей переписи населения 2000 года
3. ^ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)

• State Statistical Committee
• World Gazetteer – Current population figures for Tajik cities
• City Population – Historical censuses for Tajik cities