Sherzad District | |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nangarhar Province |
Subdivision Type2: | District center |
Subdivision Name2: | Sherzad |
Population As Of: | 2002[1] |
Population Total: | 66,392 |
Timezone1: | D† (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Utc Offset1: | +4:30 |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Pashto, Dari |
Sherzad is a district in the west of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. It has a short (approximately 5 km) stretch of border with Pakistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 66,392 in 2002, of whom 26,500 were children under 12. The district center is the village of Sherzad.
A large portion of the population belongs to the Shirzad sub-tribe of the Khogyani Karlan Pashtun tribe.