Ghafurov District (; ) 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.Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
The district has a population of 380,500 (as of 2020), 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.Cotton in Tajikistan 2007-2007, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008
Administrative divisions The district has an area of about and is divided administratively into one town and eleven jamoats. They are as follows:Jamoat-level basic indicators, United Nations Development Programme in Tajikistan, accessed 3 October 2020
Jamoat Population (Jan. 2015) Ghafurov (town) 18,400 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
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