Provinces of Tajikistan

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Tajikistan is divided into 3 provinces (Tajik: Вилоят, viloyat, plural: Вилоятҳо, viloyatho) and one autonomous province (viloyati mukhtor). Additionally, Dushanbe, the capital city, is independent of viloyat-level administrative divisions.

Division	ISO 3166-2	Capital	Area (sq. km)	Pop (2000)	Key
Sughd	TJ-SU	Khujand	26,100	1,870,000	1
Karotegin	TJ-RR	Kofarnihon	28,400	1,338,000	2
Khatlon	TJ-KT	Qurghonteppa	24,600	2,150,000	3
Gorno-Badakhshan	TJ-BG	Khorugh	63,700	206,000	4

Each region is divided into districts (raion or nohija), which are further subdivided into Jamoats, and then villages.

[edit] See also

• Districts of Tajikistan