Editing Politics of Tajikistan (section)

==Administrative divisions==
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Tajikistan consists of 4 [[Provinces of Tajikistan|administrative divisions]]. These are the provinces ([[viloyat]]) of [[Sughd]] and [[Khatlon]], the autonomous province (''viloyati mukhtor'') of [[Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province|Gorno-Badakhshan]] (in [[Tajik language|Tajik]]: ''Viloyati Mukhtori Kuhistoni Badakhshon''), and the [[Region of Republican Subordination]] (''Raiony Respublikanskogo Podchineniya'' in [[Romanization of Russian|transliteration]] from Russian or in {{langx|tg|Ноҳияҳои тобеи ҷумҳурӣ}}; formerly known as [[Karotegin Province]]). The capital of Sughd is [[Khujand]] (formerly Leninabad), the capital of Khatlon is [[Bokhtar]] (formerly Qurghonteppa), and the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan is [[Khorugh]] (formerly Khorog). The national capital [[Dushanbe]] is also the administrative center of the Region of Republican Subordination. Each region is divided into several [[Districts of Tajikistan|districts]] ({{langx|tg|ноҳия}}, ''nohiya'' or ''raion''), which in turn are subdivided into ''jamoats'' (village-level self-governing units). As of 2008, there were 58 districts and 367 jamoats in Tajikistan.<ref name=pop2008>''Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008'', State Statistical Committee, Dushanbe, 2008 {{in lang|ru}}</ref> In addition, subregional units included 17 towns and 54 urban-type settlements ({{langx|tg|шаҳрак}}).