Buston, Sughd

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• Russian (Interethnic)
• Tajik (State){{cite web |title=КОНСТИТУЦИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ ТАДЖИКИСТАН |url=http://prokuratura.tj/ru/legislation/the-constitution-of-the-republic-of-tajikistan.html |website=prokuratura.tj |publisher=Parliament of Tajikistan |access-date=9 January 2020}}}}

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Buston ({{langx|fa|بوستان}}; {{langx|ru|Бустон}}, formerly Chkalovsk or Chkalov){{cite web|url=http://president.tj/ru/node/10691|title=Renaming of 10 cities and districts, and Kayrakkum Reservoir|date=1 February 2016|access-date=7 October 2020|language=ru}} is a town in northern Tajikistan. It is located in Sughd Region, between the cities of Khujand and Ghafurov.Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe Buston is a city of regional subordination, and is not part of a district.

The population of Buston in 2020 is estimated at 34,000 for the city proper and 36,900 for the city with the outlying communities. The city of Guliston also covers the town Palos.{{cite web |url=http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |title=Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2020 |publisher=Statistics office of Tajikistan |access-date=3 October 2020 |language=ru |archive-date=1 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210601101228/http://stat.ww.tj/posts/July2020/macmua_20201.pdf |url-status=dead }}

As a result of its involvement in the processing of uranium ore mined nearby, Chkalovsk was a closed city until the collapse of the USSR. The first Soviet uranium processing plant, Leninabad Mining and Chemical Combine was founded in Chkalovsk during 1940s.{{Cite web|url=https://caravanistan.com/tajikistan/north/khujand/|title=Khujand: a travel guide|website=Caravanistan|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-08}}

Khujand Airport is located in the town.

The Presidential National Guard of Tajikistan formed one of its new units here.

On February 1, 2016, the Government of Tajikistan decided to rename Chkalovsk into Buston (Бӯстон). According to TASS news agency, it was the last town in Tajikistan with a Russian name.[http://khovar.tj/rus/2016/02/pereimenovanie-10-gorodov-i-rajonov-a-takzhe-kajrakkumskogo-vodohranilishha/ Переименование 10 городов и районов, а также Кайраккумского водохранилища] // Национальное информационное агентство Таджикистана «Ховар»[http://tass.ru/mezhdunarodnaya-panorama/2630944 ТАСС: Международная панорама - В Таджикистане переименовали последний в стране город с русским названием - Чкаловск]