Baghlan Province
Appearance
Baghlan
بغلان | |
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Coordinates: 36°N 69°E / 36°N 69°E | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Capital | Puli Khumri |
Area | |
• Total | 21,112 km2 (8,151 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Estimate (2011-2012) | 848,500 |
Languages | Dari Persian Pashto |
Baghlan (Persian/Pashto: بغلان Baġlān) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. Its capital is Puli Khumri. The name comes from a major town in the province, Baghlan.
Demographics
[change | change source]Hazaras, Pashtuns, Tajiks and Uzbeks are living in this Province.[2]
Economy
[change | change source]Agriculture
[change | change source]Baghlan's primary crops (as of 1974) were cotton and sugar beets. The area also produced grapes, pistachios, and pommegranates. The primary livestock are Karakul sheep.[3]
Other products
[change | change source]The province also produces silk. Coal is mined in the Karkar Valley.[3]
Districts
[change | change source]The districts of Baghlan are:
District | Capital | Population[1] | Area[4] | Notes |
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Andarab | 24400 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
Annexed into Baghlani Jadid District in 2005 | ||||
Baghlani Jadid | 164100 | |||
Burka | 50400 | |||
Dahana-I-Ghuri | 56300 | |||
Dih Salah | 30500 | Created in 2005 within Andarab District | ||
Dushi | 64000 | |||
Farang Wa Gharu | 15900 | Created in 2005 within Khost Wa Fereng District | ||
Guzargahi Nur | 9700 | Created in 2005 within Khost Wa Fereng District | ||
Khinjan | 29100 | |||
Khost Wa Fereng | 60300 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
Khwaja Hijran | 22800 | Created in 2005 within Andarab District | ||
Nahrin | 66100 | |||
Puli Hisar | 26400 | Created in 2005 within Andarab District | ||
Puli Khumri | 199700 | |||
Tala wa Barfak | 28800 |
Politics
[change | change source]Governors
[change | change source]The current Governor of Baghlan is Mohammad Akbar Barakzai, appointed 2009.
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.afghaneic.org/Data/CSO%20Population%20Data/Afghanistan%20CSO%20population%20data%201390%20(2011%20-12).pdf
- ↑ Baghlan province on NPS
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Frank Clements. Conflict in Afghanistan: a historical encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO, 2003. ISBN 1851094024, 9781851094028
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers