Ghafurov District
District in Sughd Region, Tajikistan
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Ghafurov District (Russian: Гафуровский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ғафуров, romanized: Nohiyayi Ghafurov) is a district in the northern part of Sughd Region, Tajikistan. Its capital is Ghafurov, a town in the south of the district. The district surrounds, but does not include the cities Khujand (the regional capital), Istiqlol (in the north), Buston (formerly Chkalovsk, in the south), and Guliston (formerly Kayrakkum), also in the south, which gave its name to the adjacent Kayrakkum Reservoir.[2]
Ghafurov District
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Location of Ghafurov District in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′N 69°48′E | |
| Country |  Tajikistan |
| Region | Sughd Region |
| Capital | Ghafurov |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
• Total | 380,500 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (TJT) |
The district has a population of 380,500 (as of 2020), with 95% classified as rural.[1] It produced 19,500 tons of raw cotton in 2007, accounting for 16% of total cotton production in Sughd province and nearly 5% of Tajikistan's cotton production.[3]
Administrative divisions
The district has an area of about 2,700 km2 (1,000 sq mi) and is divided administratively into one town and eleven jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015)[5] |
|---|---|
| Ghafurov (town) | 18,400[6] |
| Chashmasor | 10,275 |
| Dadoboy Kholmatov | 12,966 |
| Goziyon | 18,760 |
| Haidar Usmonov | 37,017 |
| Isfisor | 39,590 |
| Ismoil | 19,844 |
| Khistevarz | 52,758 |
| Ovchi Kalacha | 21,585 |
| Unji | 45,760 |
| Yova | 40,297 |
| Zarzamin | 12,744 |
