Administrative Divisions
Tajikistan consists of 4 administrative divisions. These are the provinces (viloyat) of Sughd and Khatlon, the autonomous province of Gorno-Badakhshan (abbreviated as GBAO), and the Region of Republican Subordination (RRP – Raiony Respublikanskogo Podchineniya in transliteration from Russian or NTJ – Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ in Tajik; formerly known as Karotegin Province). Each region is divided into several districts, (Tajik: Ноҳия, nohiya or raion), which in turn are subdivided into jamoats (village-level self-governing units) and then villages (qyshloqs). As of 2006, there were 58 districts and 367 jamoats in Tajikistan.
| Division | ISO 3166-2 | Map No | Capital | Area (km²) | Pop (2010) Census |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sughd | TJ-SU | 1 | Khujand | 25,400 | 2,233,500 |
| Region of Republican Subordination | TJ-RR | 2 | Dushanbe | 28,600 | 1,722,900 |
| Khatlon | TJ-KT | 3 | Qurghonteppa | 24,800 | 2,677,300 |
| Gorno-Badakhshan | TJ-BG | 4 | Khorugh | 64,200 | 206,000 |
| Dushanbe | Dushanbe | 10 | 724,800 |
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