Its administrative capital is Somoniyon, a southern suburb of Dushanbe, called Leninsky in the Soviet period. The population of the district is 518,200 (January 2020 estimate).
The central location of the district is in Somoniyon, a southern neighborhood of Dushanbe known as Leninsky during the Soviet period. As of January 2020, the area had a population of around 518,200.