Khinjan District Explained

Official Name:Khinjan
Settlement Type:District
Coordinates:35.47°N 68.97°W
Pushpin Map:Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Baghlan
Population Total:29,600
Population As Of:2012
Elevation M:1050
Timezone1:+4:30

Khinjan District (pop: 29,600)[1] is located in the southern part of Baghlan province in the Hindu Kush mountains. The capital is the town of Khenjan. The main Kabul-Kunduz highway passes through the district from south to west. Ethnic Tajiks makes up around 85% of the total population while the Pashtuns, Hazara and Uzbeks, each at 5%, makes up the remaining 15% of the population.[2]

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  1. Web site: Settled Population of Baghlan province by Civil Division, Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13. Central Statistics Organization. 9 July 2015. 26 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226170812/http://cso.gov.af/Content/files/Baghlan(1).pdf. dead.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . www.aims.org.af . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110517061701/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/northern/baghlan/khinjan/khinjan.pdf . 17 May 2011 . dead.