Official Name: | Charkint |
Native Name: | چارکنت |
Native Name Lang: | fa |
Settlement Type: | District |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Coordinates: | 36.5°N 67.3333°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Balkh |
Area Total Km2: | 1,357 |
Elevation M: | 1920 |
Population Total: | 32,306 |
Charkint, or Chahar Kint, (چارکنت) is a district in Balkh province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,306.[1] The district administration is located in Shar Shar area of Charkint district, which means "four clusters/towns" - from Persian chahār, "four", and Sogdian[2] kand, "town". The area of the district is .