Ghafurov (also Gafurov, Tajik: Ғафуров, Russian: Гафуров) is a town in Ghafurov district, Sughd Province, Tajikistan. It has a population of 18100 (2014 estimate), down from 18,900 in the 1989 census. The town was created in 1965, and until 1978 had the name Sovetabad (Russian: Советабад).