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]