Baghlani Jadid District Explained

Official Name:Baghlani Jadid
Native Name:بغلان جدید
Native Name Lang:fa
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:36.33°N 68.62°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Baghlan
Population Total:119,607
Population As Of:2004
Area Total Km2:1,613

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development]
  2. http://www.nps.edu/Programs/CCS/Baghlan/Baghlan.html Baghlan province profile
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20050522055904/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/northern/baghlan/baghlan/baghlan_jadeed.pdf Baghlani Jadid profile