Khatlon

Khatlon (Хатлон or ختلان) or Khatlan is the most populous region (Вилоят/Viloyat) in Tajikistan. It is situated in the southwest of the country, between the Hissar range in the north and the Panj River in the south and borders on Afghanistan in the southeast and on Uzbekistan in the west. Khatlon is informally divided into the Qurghonteppa region (Western Khatlon) – with the Kofarnihon and Vakhsh river valleys – and the Kulob region (Eastern Khatlon). Both regions were merged in November 1992 into the Khatlon oblast. The capital is the city of Qurghonteppa, formerly known as Kurgan-Tyube.

Khatlon has an area of 24,600 square kilometres and consists of 25 districts – 14 in Western Khatlon and 11 in Eastern Khatlon. The total population of Khatlon in 2000 was 2,149.5 Million – 1,074.2 men and 1,075.3 women. The population in Khatlon is mainly engaged with agricultural activities, especially cotton growing and cattle raising. Only two or three percent of the population is working in the industrial sector (Wikipedia)