- Ghafurov District
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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
- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)
- ^ Cotton in Tajikistan 2007-2007, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (Russian)
- ^ "List of Jamoats". UN Coordination, Tajikistan. http://www.untj.org/files/minutes/Food/List_of_Jamoats.xls. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
Sugd Province
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