List of cities in Tajikistan

Map of Tajikistan

This is a list of cities in Tajikistan.

The largest metropolitan area in Tajikistan is that of the capital Dushanbe, with 1,563,400 inhabitants (2024 est.). Thirteen percent of the population of the country lives in the region of the capital.

List

This list includes all cities in Tajikistan with a population exceeding 10,000, based on 2024 estimates from the Agency on Statistics of Tajikistan and other reliable sources. The figures are projections from the 2020 census and annual registrations, as no new census has been conducted since 2020. The next official census is scheduled for 2030.

Note: The population figures are for the city proper, not including adjacent rural areas. Administrative divisions: Sughd, Khatlon, GBAO (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region), NTJ (Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction), and Dushanbe Capital District.

List of cities and towns

Rank	Town	Name in Tajik (Cyrillic)	Population 2014 (est.)	Population 2024 (est.)	Administrative division
1	Dushanbe	Душанбе	788,700	1,242,600	Dushanbe Capital District
2	Khujand	Хуҷанд	172,700	203,800	Sughd
3	Bokhtar	Бохтар	102,900	130,800	Khatlon
4	Kulob	Кӯлоб	101,200	110,400	Khatlon
5	Istaravshan	Истаравшан	59,900	66,600	Sughd
6	Tursunzoda	Турсунзoдa	52,400	61,900	NTJ
7	Isfara	Исфара	46,900	56,200	Sughd
8	Konibodom	Конибодом	49,700	55,000	Sughd
9	Panjakent	Панҷакент	40,600	52,500	Sughd
10	Guliston	Гулистон	15,100	51,400	Sughd
11	Ghulakandoz	Гулакандос	—	50,200	Sughd
12	Zargar	Заргар	—	49,235	Sughd
13	Levakant	Левакант	15,800	48,300	Khatlon
14	Yovon	Ёвон	33,200	42,400	Khatlon
15	Isfayzer	Исфайзер	—	39,590	Sughd
16	Buston	Бустон	29,800	39,700	Sughd
17	Qaratogh	Қаратоғ	—	37,948	Sughd
18	Norak	Нoрaк	28,100	36,700	Khatlon
19	Hulbuk	Ҳулбук	22,700	34,900	Khatlon
20	Danghara	Данғара	25,000	33,100	Khatlon
21	Khorog	Хоруғ	28,900	30,500	GBAO
22	Dahana	Даҳана	—	29,776	Sughd
23	Hisor	Ҳисор	26,900	29,100	NTJ
24	Bahor	Баҳор	—	28,276	Sughd
25	Muchun	Мучун	—	27,835	Sughd
26	Farkhor	Фархoр	22,900	25,300	Khatlon
27	Somoniyon	Сомониён	22,600	25,200	NTJ
28	Jilikul	Ҷиликӯл	—	25,382	Khatlon
29	Dustobod	Дӯстобод	—	24,500	Sughd
30	Dalioni Bolo	Далиёни Боло	—	23,670	Sughd
31	Moskovskiy	Маскав	22,500	23,300	Khatlon
32	Kulkent	Кулкент	—	22,731	Sughd
33	Qal'acha	Қалъача	—	21,585	Sughd
34	LoHuti	Лоҳутӣ	—	21,652	Khatlon
35	Almasi	Алмосӣ	—	21,261	Sughd
36	Ghafurov	Бобоҷон Ғафуров	18,400	20,600	Sughd
37	Zafarobod	Зафаробод	17,200	20,600	Sughd
38	Mirzo Tursunzoda	Мирзо Турсунзода	17,900	20,500	NTJ
39	Lohur	Лоҳур	—	20,047	Sughd
40	Durbat	Дурбат	—	20,052	Sughd
41	Kosatarosh	Косатарош	—	18,986	Sughd
42	Dusti	Дӯстӣ	16,500	18,800	Khatlon
43	Navkat	Навкат	16,900	18,700	Sughd
44	Shaydon	Шайдон	15,300	18,200	Sughd
45	Abdurahmoni Jomi	Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ	12,700	18,800	Khatlon
46	Istiqlol	Истиқлол	15,900	17,600	Sughd
47	Shahritus	Шаҳритус	15,800	17,200	Khatlon
48	Ghonchi	Ғончӣ	11,800	17,000	Sughd
49	Mujikharf	Мӯҷихарф	—	17,366	Sughd
50	Mastchoh	Мастчоҳ	—	16,401	Sughd
51	Mehrobod	Меҳробод	14,800	16,600	Sughd
52	Adrasmon	Адрасмoн	14,600	15,800	Sughd
53	Buston	Бӯстон	13,600	15,500	Sughd
54	Vakhsh	Вахш	14,100	14,900	Khatlon
55	Roghun	Роғун	15,000	14,900	NTJ
56	Ayni	Айнӣ	—	14,862	Sughd
57	Dehmo	Деҳмо	—	14,802	Sughd
58	Sharora	Шарора	12,700	14,300	NTJ
59	Mu'minobod	Мӯъминобод	13,000	14,100	Khatlon
60	Kiblai	Киблаӣ	—	13,860	Sughd
61	Amondara	Амондара	—	13,380	Sughd
62	Fayzobod	Файзобод	9,400	13,500	NTJ
63	Qal'aydasht	Қалъайдашт	—	12,074	Sughd
64	Dehqonobod	Деҳқонобод	—	12,327	Sughd
65	Gulshan	Гулшан	—	12,418	Sughd
66	Panj	Панҷ	11,700	12,500	Khatlon
67	Vanj	Ванҷ	—	11,217	GBAO
68	Varzobqala	Варзобқалъа	—	11,438	NTJ
69	Qal'anak	Қалъанак	—	10,411	Sughd
70	Navobod	Навобод	9,100	10,200	NTJ
71	Mehnatobod	Меҳнатобод	10,800	12,400	Sughd
72	Nu'mon Roziq	Нуъмон Розиқ	11,600	12,400	NTJ
73	Obikiik	Обикиик	8,500	12,300	Khatlon
74	Qubodiyon	Қубодиён	—	12,200	Khatlon
75	Homid Aliev	Ҳомид Алиев	10,000	11,400	Sughd
76	Sovet	Совет	9,900	10,800	Khatlon

¹: Name from 1929 to 1961: Stalinabad
²: Name from 1939 to 1992: Leninabad

See also

• List of renamed cities in Tajikistan
• List of towns and villages in Tajikistan

References

• State Statistical Committee
• World Gazetteer – Current population figures for Tajik cities
• City Population – Historical censuses for Tajik cities