| Ghafurov District | |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Native Name: | Russian: Гафуровский район Tajik: Ноҳияи Ғафуров |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Tajikistan |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Sughd Region |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Ghafurov |
| Area Total Km2: | 2700 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 380,500 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | TJT |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3667°N 117°W |
Ghafurov District (Russian: Гафуровский район; Tajik: Ноҳияи Ғафуров|translit=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.[1]
The district has a population of 380,500 (as of 2020), 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]
The district has an area of about 2700km2 and is divided administratively into one town and eleven jamoats.[4] They are as follows:[5]
| Jamoat | Population (Jan. 2015) |
|---|---|
| Ghafurov (town) | 18,400[6] |
| 10,275 | |
| 12,966 | |
| 18,760 | |
| 37,017 | |
| 39,590 | |
| 19,844 | |
| 52,758 | |
| 21,585 | |
| 45,760 | |
| 40,297 | |
| 12,744 | |