The Central District of Gonbad-e Qabus County (Persian: بخش مرکزی شهرستان گنبد کاووس) is a district (bakhsh) in Gonbad-e Qabus County, Golestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 261,492, in 59,054 families. The District has one city: Gonbad-e Qabus. The District has four rural districts (dehestans): Aqabad Rural District, Bagheli-ye Marama Rural District, Fajr Rural District, and Soltanali Rural District.