Baghlani Jadid District

Baghlani Jadid بغلان جدید
District
Baghlani Jadid Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 36°19′48″N 68°37′12″E / 36.33000°N 68.62000°E / 36.33000; 68.62000
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Baghlan
Area
• Total	1,613 km2 (623 sq mi)
Population  (2004)
• Total	119,607

Baghlani Jadid (Persian: بغلان جدید), (surface: 1,613 km²) is a district of Baghlan Province in northern Afghanistan. It has a population of about 119,607.

Geography

The district is situated in the northernmost part of the province. It borders Kunduz Province to the north and Samangan Province to the west . Most of the population live in the valley of the Kunduz River. The majority of its territory is uninhabited mountain ranges. An all-weather Kunduz-Kabul highway passes through the district from north to south. The main city is Baghlani Jadid. In 2005, Baghlani Jadid absorbed the district of Baghlan-e-Markazi, also in Baghlan Province, to create a new and bigger Baghlani Jadid district.

Demographics

According to Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, the population of the district was estimated to be around 119,607 in 2004.^[1] Ethnically, Pashtuns are around 50% of the population and make up the majority in the district,^[2] followed by Tajiks at 40% and Uzbeks make up the remaining 10%.^[3]

References

External links

• Map of Settlements United Nations, AIMS, May 2002

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