| Official Name: | Paxtakor |
| Pushpin Map: | Uzbekistan |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 270 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uzbekistan |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name: | Uzbekistan |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jizzakh Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Paxtakor District |
| Population Total: | 23900 |
| Population As Of: | 2016 |
| Timezone: | UZT |
| Utc Offset: | +5 |
| Coordinates: | 40.3153°N 67.9544°W |
| Elevation M: | 305 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 130900-130904[1] |
Paxtakor (Uzbek: Paxtakor/Пахтакор, Persian: پختهکار, Russian: Пахтакaр) is a city in Jizzakh Region, Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Paxtakor District.[2] It had a population of 15,366 in 1989,[3] and 23,900 in 2016.[4] In 1974 Paxtakor was granted city status. The city has a cotton-cleaning factory.[5]
The word Pakhta(پخته) in Persian means cotton and kor from kar-, kardan(کار، کردن) "to do, to make", produces a job name from a noun.