Sughd Region ( ; , transliterated as
Sogdia Province) is one of the four administrative divisions and one of the three
provinces (,
viloyatho) that make up
Tajikistan. Centered in the historical
Sogdiana, it is located in the northwest of the country, with an area of some 25,400 square kilometers and a population of 2,132,100 (2008 est.), up from 1,870,000 according to the 2000 census and 1,558,000 in 1989. It was founded in 1924 as part of
Uzbek SSR and was become part of
Tajik SSR in 1929 after efforts of
Shirinsho Shotemur.