Levakant
Levakant
Левакант | |
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| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Khatlon Region |
| Elevation | 672 m (2,205 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 17,700 |
| • Urban | 48,300 |
| Official languages | |
Levakant (Russian: Левакант; Tajik: Левакант, Kalininabad (Калилининобод) until February 1996, Sarband (Сарбанд) until January 2018),[2] is a city in south-west Tajikistan. It is part of Khatlon Region, located just east of the regional capital Bokhtar and about 120 km south of the national capital Dushanbe.[3] The Golovnaya Dam on the river Vakhsh lies directly to its east.
Its population is estimated at 17,700 for the city proper and 48,300 for the city with the outlying communities (2020).[4]
Levakant is home to Tajikistan's only fertilizer manufacturing plant, Tajik Azot.
Climate
[edit | edit source]Levakant has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa).
| Climate data for Sarband | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 7.9 (46.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
16.7 (62.1) |
23.8 (74.8) |
29.4 (84.9) |
35.4 (95.7) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
31.0 (87.8) |
24.6 (76.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) |
1.0 (33.8) |
5.9 (42.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
15.1 (59.2) |
18.6 (65.5) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.1 (64.6) |
13.1 (55.6) |
8.6 (47.5) |
3.9 (39.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
9.6 (49.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 43 (1.7) |
52 (2.0) |
77 (3.0) |
55 (2.2) |
35 (1.4) |
3 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
14 (0.6) |
26 (1.0) |
39 (1.5) |
344 (13.5) |
| Source: Climate-data.org | |||||||||||||
Subdivisions
[edit | edit source]Before ca. 2018, Levakant was the seat of Sarband District, which covered the present city of Levakant.[5] The city of Levakant covers Levakant proper and two jamoats. These are as follows:[6]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[6] |
|---|---|
| Guliston | 18,151 |
| Vahdat | 8,040 |
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Renaming of a number of cities, districts and settlements of Khatlon Province
- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
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- ^ a b Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 8 October 2020
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