Sangin District Explained

Official Name:	Sangin
Native Name:	سنگین
Native Name Lang:	pa
Settlement Type:	District
Coordinates:	32.0733°N 64.8378°W
Pushpin Map:	Afghanistan
Pushpin Label Position:	top
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Afghanistan
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	Helmand Province
Population Total:	58,100
Population As Of:	2012

Sangin^[1] is a district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Its population was reported at 58,100^[2] in 2012, all of which belong to Pashtun ethnic group. The district centre is the town of Sangin. The area is irrigated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority.^[3]

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan

External links

• Map of Settlements AIMS, May 2002

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20051027180715/http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/southern/helmand/sangin.pdf. dead. 27 October 2005. UNHCR. 4 August 2006.
2. Web site: Settled Population of Helmand Province. Central Statistics Organization. 22 December 2015.
3. https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA518306.pdf (pdf) The Helmand Valley Project in Afghanistan: A.I.D. Evaluation Special Study No. 18