Jomi District
Jomi District
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Location in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′45″N 68°48′42″E / 37.94583°N 68.81167°E | |
| Country | Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Capital | Abdurahmoni Jomi |
| Area | |
• Total | 597 km2 (231 sq mi) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 175,800 |
| • Density | 290/km2 (760/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Official languages | |
| Website | jomi |
Jomi District (Russian: Район Абдурахмана Джами; Tajik: Ноҳияи Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ) is a district in Khatlon Region of Tajikistan, located north of the regional capital Bokhtar. The population of the district is 175,800 (January 2020 estimate). Called Kuybyshevskiy District in Soviet times, then Hojamaston District until 2004, and finally renamed Jomi District in honor of the 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami (Tajik: Ҷомӣ, transliterated as Jomi in Tajiki). The district capital is the town Abdurahmoni Jomi (former name: Kuybyshevsk).