# List of cities in 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.

## Cities of more than 10,000 people, listed by population

The following table includes all cities larger than 10,000 people, with their names in English, and the corresponding names in Cyrillic and Perso-Arabic script. Because of transliteration difficulties, some are known by more than one spelling. The population is from the censuses of 12 January 1989, 20 January 2000 and 21 September 2010, as well as estimates for 1 January 2015 and 2020. The population figures are for the city proper, and do not include adjacent communities. In addition, the administrative division in which the city lies is named, usually a region, or an autonomous region in the case of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAR). There is also the capital district, and the Districts under Central Government Jurisdiction (Nohiyahoi tobei jumhuri, here abbreviated NTJ), which do not belong to a region, and are directly under the central government. Finally, the district in which the city lies is given.
* Largest cities of Tajikistan
* Dushanbe
* Khujand
* Kulob
* Bokhtar
| Rank | Name | Tajik Cyrillic | Tajik Persian | 1989 census | 2000 census | 2010 census | 2015 estimate | 2020 estimate | Administrative division | District |
| 1. | Dushanbe$^1$* | Душанбе | دوشنبه | 595,820 | 561,895 | 724,800 | 788,700 | 863,400 | Dushanbe | Capital district |
| 2. | Khujand$^2$ | Хуҷанд | خجند | 160,458 | 147,061 | 162,800 | 172,700 | 183,600 | Sughd | Khujand** |
| 3. | Bokhtar (Qurghonteppa) | Бохтар | باختر قرغان‌تپه | 58,505 | 60,508 | 75,500 | 102,900 | 111,800 | Khatlon | Bokhtar** |
| 4. | Kulob | Кӯлоб | کولاب | 74,456 | 77,692 | 95,000 | 101,200 | 106,300 | Khatlon | Kulob** |
| 5. | Istaravshan | Истаравшан | استروشن | 45,763 | 50,369 | 54,700 | 59,900 | 65,600 | Sughd | Istaravshan** |
| 6. | Tursunzoda | Турсунзoдa | تورسون‌زاده | 40,593 | 37,794 | 46,700 | 52,400 | 55,700 | NTJ | Tursunzoda* |
| 7. | Konibodom | Конибодом | کان بادام | 37,841 | 44,691 | 46,500 | 49,700 | 52,500 | Sughd | Konibodom** |
| 8. | Isfara | Исфара | اسفره | 34,524 | 36,850 | 42,900 | 46,900 | 51,700 | Sughd | Isfara** |
| 9. | Panjakent | Панҷакент | پنج‌کنت | 27,903 | 32,572 | 38,500 | 40,600 | 43,300 | Sughd | Panjakent** |
| 10. | Vahdat | Ваҳдат | وحدت | 45,731 | 44,691 | 40,600 | 42,200 | 43,200 | NTJ | Vahdat* |
| 11. | Yovon | Ёвон | یاوان | 20,148 | 20,000 | 29,400 | 33,200 | 36,700 | Khatlon | Yovon District |
| 12. | Buston | Бустон | چکلاو | 33,731 | 22,000 | 26,000 | 29,800 | 34,000 | Sughd | Buston** |
| 13. | Norak | Нoрaк | نورک | 20,752 | 19,256 | 24,800 | 28,100 | 31,400 | Khatlon | Norak** |
| 14. | Danghara | Данғара | دنغره | 16,898 | 18,167 | 22,700 | 25,000 | 31,100 | Khatlon | Danghara District |
| 15. | Khorugh | Хоруғ | خاروغ | 20,318 | 27,421 | 28,100 | 28,900 | 30,500 | GBAR | Khorugh** |
| 16. | Hisor | Ҳисор | حصار | 20,220 | 20,000 | 24,400 | 26,900 | 29,100 | NTJ | Hisor** |
| 17. | Farkhor | Фархoр | فرخار | 17,915 | 19,486 | 21,500 | 22,900 | 25,300 | Khatlon | Farkhor District |
| 18. | Somoniyon | Сомониён | سامانیان | 16,623 | n/a | 20,100 | 22,600 | 25,200 | NTJ | Rudaki District |
| 19. | Hulbuk | Ҳулбук | واسع | 14,989 | 19,421 | 20,600 | 22,700 | 24,500 | Khatlon | Vose' District |
| 20. | Moskovskiy | Маскав | ماسکوا | 16,756 | 18,074 | 21,300 | 22,500 | 23,300 | Khatlon | Hamadoni District |
| 21. | Ghafurov | Бобоҷон Ғафуров | باباجان غفوروف | 18,916 | 14,887 | 16,900 | 18,400 | 20,600 | Sughd | Ghafurov District |
| 22. | Zafarobod | Зафаробод | ظفرآباد | 11,191 | n/a | 14,800 | 17,200 | 20,600 | Sughd | Zafarobod District |
| 23. | Mirzo Tursunzoda | Мирзо Турсунзода | میرزا تورسن‌زاده | n/a | n/a | 15,700 | 17,900 | 20,500 | NTJ | Rudaki District |
| 24. | Balkh | Балх | بلخ | 13,354 | n/a | 15,500 | 17,500 | 19,000 | Khatlon | J. Balkhi District |
| 25. | Dusti | Дустӣ | دوستی | 8,886 | 10,460 | 14,500 | 16,500 | 18,800 | Khatlon | Jayhun District |
| 26. | Navkat | Навкат | ناو | 13,863 | 12,964 | 15,100 | 16,900 | 18,700 | Sughd | Spitamen District |
| 27. | Shaydon | Шайдон | اشت | 9,605 | 11,039 | 13,200 | 15,300 | 18,200 | Sughd | Asht District |
| 28. | Guliston | Гулистон | گلستان | 12,819 | 10,000 | 14,300 | 15,100 | 18,000 | Sughd | Guliston** |
| 29. | Levakant | Левакант | سربند | 14,006 | 10,874 | 14,200 | 15,800 | 17,700 | Khatlon | Levakant** |
| 30. | Istiqlol | Истиқлол | تباشر | 20,166 | 12,237 | 14,200 | 15,900 | 17,600 | Sughd | Istiqlol** |
| 31. | Shahritus | Шаҳритус | شهر توز | 11,618 | 11,857 | 14,700 | 15,800 | 17,200 | Khatlon | Shahrituz District |
| 32. | Ghonchi | Ғончӣ | | 7,383 | 8,292 | 9,600 | 11,800 | 17,000 | Sughd | Devashtich District |
| 33. | Mehrobod | Мехробод | مهرآباد | 15,104 | 12,658 | 13,300 | 14,800 | 16,600 | Sughd | J. Rasulov District |
| 34. | Adrasmon | Адрасмoн | ادرسمان | 11,298 | n/a | 13,500 | 14,600 | 15,800 | Sughd | Guliston** |
| 35. | Buston | Бӯстон | بوستان | 12,178 | n/a | 12,100 | 13,600 | 15,500 | Sughd | Mastchoh District |
| 36. | Vakhsh | Вахш | وخش | 10,587 | n/a | 13,000 | 14,100 | 14,900 | Khatlon | Vakhsh District |
| 37. | Roghun | Роғун | راغون | 8,457 | 7,934 | 13,800 | 15,000 | 14,900 | NTJ | Roghun* |
| 38. | Sharora | Шарора | شراره | 5,154 | 9,000 | 11,400 | 12,700 | 14,300 | NTJ | Hisor* |
| 39. | Mu'minobod | Мӯъминобод | مؤمن‌آباد | 9,764 | 11,208 | 12,200 | 13,000 | 14,100 | Khatlon | Mu'minobod District |
| 40. | Abdurahmoni Jomi | Абдураҳмони Ҷомӣ | عبدالرحمن جامی | 9,704 | 9,132 | 11,500 | 12,700 | 13,800 | Khatlon | Jomi District |
| 41. | Panj | Панҷ | پنج | 9,277 | 7,967 | 10,400 | 11,700 | 12,500 | Khatlon | Panj District |
| 42. | Mehnatobod | Меҳнатобод | محنت‌آباد | 7,191 | n/a | 9,300 | 10,800 | 12,400 | Sughd | Zafarobod District |
| 43. | Nu'mon Roziq | Нуъмон Розиқ | نعمان رازق | n/a | n/a | 10,700 | 11,600 | 12,400 | NTJ | Vahdat* |
| 44. | Obikiik | Обикиик | | n/a | n/a | 6,600 | 8,500 | 12,300 | Khatlon | Khuroson District |
| 45. | Qubodiyon | Қубодиён | قبادیان | n/a | n/a | 5,200 | n/a | 12,200 | Khatlon | Qubodiyon District |
| 46. | Homid Aliev | Ҳомид Алиев | حامد علیف | 5,890 | n/a | 9,000 | 10,000 | 11,400 | Sughd | Zafarobod District |
| 47. | Sovet | Совет | | 7,535 | 7,834 | 9,000 | 9,900 | 10,800 | Khatlon | Temurmalik District |
| 48. | Fayzobod | Файзобод | فیض‌آباد | n/a | n/a | 8,700 | 9,400 | 10,400 | NTJ | Fayzobod District |
| 49. | Navobod | Навобод | | 5,945 | n/a | 8,200 | 9,100 | 10,200 | NTJ | Rudaki District |
$^1$: Name from 1929 to 1961: Stalinabad $^2$: Name from 1939 to 1992: Leninabad *Cities under central government jurisdiction **Cities under regional jurisdiction