Ghafurov district

Ghafurov district or Nohiya-i Ghafurov (Ta/PA: 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. ["Republic of Tajikistan", map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe]

The region has an area of 2,700 km² and a population of 293,800 (as of 2008), with 95% classified as rural. ["Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008", State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 ru icon] 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 ru icon]

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