Hesa Awal Kohistan District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Kapisa Province |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 60,300 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Hesa Awal Kohistan District is a new district, created from the bigger Kohistan District in Kapisa Province, Afghanistan. The district center is Kohistan. The population is 60,300 (2006).
The Kohistani Afghans were the most powerful and best organized groups that fought against the British occupation of Kabul in 1879 to 1880.[1]