Ghafurov District

Ghafurov District
—  District  —
Location of Ghafurov District in Tajikistan
Country	Tajikistan
Province	Sughd
Capital	Ghafurov
Area
– Total	1,042.5 sq mi (2,700 km2)
Population (2008)
– Total	293,800
	as of 1 January 2008
Time zone	TJT (UTC+5)

Ghafurov District or Nohiya-i Ghafurov (Tajik/Persian: Ноҳияи Ғафуров,ناحیۀ غفورف) 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]

The region has an area of 2,700 km² and a population of 293,800 (as of 2008), 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
Utkansoy	7320
Yova	30826
Pakhtakor	9709
Haidar Usmonov	28348
Goziyon	13756
Unji	33039
Ismoil	19190
Isfisior	30600
Katagan	9217
Ovchi Kalacha	15922
Kistakuz	43346
Ghafurov (town)	14818

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 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)
3. ^ Cotton in Tajikistan 2007-2007, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)
4. ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. http://www.untj.org/files/minutes/Food/List_of_Jamoats.xls. Retrieved April 4, 2009.