Ghafurov District
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 Location of Ghafurov District in Tajikistan | |
| Coordinates: 40°22′N 69°48′E / 40.367°N 69.800°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) |
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]
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]
- ^ a b "Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020" (PDF) (in Russian). Statistics office of Tajikistan. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ Cotton in Tajikistan 2007-2007, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (in Russian)