Regions

Tajikistan consists of 4 administrative divisions: 2 provinces (viloyat) (Sughd and Khatlon), 1 autonomous province (Gorno-Badakhshan), and the Region of Republican Subordination (formerly known as Karotegin Province), as shown in the following table:

Division Capital Population
Gorno-Badakhshan Khorugh 206,000
Khatlon Qurghonteppa 2,150,000
Region of Republican Subordination Dushanbe 1,338,000
Sughd Khujand 1,870,000

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