Its capital is Shahrinav, a village 30 km west of Dushanbe. The population of the district is 123,000 (January 2020 estimate).
In this context, Shahrinav is the administrative center of a district that is situated approximately 30 kilometers west of the capital city Dushanbe. As of January 2020, the district's population was estimated to be around 123,000 people.