Ghafurov District

Ghafurov District or Nohiya-i Ghafurov (Tajik: Ноҳияи Ғафуров, romanized: Nohiyayi Ğafurov) 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 (in the north), Chkalovsk (in the south, between Ghafurov and the provincial capital Khujand), and Kayrakum (Qairoqqum), also in the south, which gave its name to the adjacent Kayrakum (Qairoqqum) Reservoir.[1]

Ghafurov District
District
Location of Ghafurov District in Tajikistan
Country Tajikistan
ProvinceSughd
CapitalGhafurov
Area
 • Total1,000 sq mi (2,700 km2)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total339,800
 • Density330/sq mi (126/km2)
 as of 1 January 2014
Time zoneUTC+5 (TJT)

The region has an area of 2,700 km² and a population of 339,800 (as of 2014), with 95% classified as rural.[2] 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 is divided administratively into jamoats. They are as follows (and population).[4]

Jamoats of Ghafurov District
Jamoat Population
Ghafurov (town)18100
Goziyon13756
Haidar Usmonov28348
Isfisior30600
Ismoil19190
Katagan9217
Kistakuz43346
Ovchi Kalacha15922
Pakhtakor9709
Unji33039
Utkansoy7320
Yova30826

References
  1. Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
  2. Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2014, p.19, State Committee of Statistics TajStat
  3. Cotton in Tajikistan 2007-2007, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (in Russian)
  4. "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.

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