Ghafurov District


Ghafurov District or Nohiya-i Ghafurov is a district in the northern part of Sughd province, Tajikistan. Its capital is Ghafurov, a town in the south of the district. Other major towns in the district are Taboshar, Chkalovsk, and Kayrakum, also in the south, which gave its name to the adjacent Kayrakum Reservoir.
The region has an area of 2,700 km² and a population of 339,800, with 95% classified as rural. 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.

Administrative divisions

The district is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows.