Balkh Province
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| Balkh (بلخ) | |
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| Country |  Afghanistan |
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| Capital | Mazar-e Sharif |
| - coordinates | 36°30′N 67°30′E / 36.5°N 67.5°E |
| Area | 17,249 km2 (6,660 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,123,948 (2006) [1] |
| Density | 70.46 /km2 (182 /sq mi) |
| Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
| Main language | Persian Pashto Uzbek |
 Map of Afghanistan with Balkh highlighted
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 Districts of Balkh
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Balkh (Persian / Pashto: بلخ) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country and its name derives from the ancient city of Balkh, near the modern town. Its capital is Mazar-e Sharif.
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[edit] Geography
Balkh Province is situated in the northern part of Afghanistan, bordering Uzbekistan in the North, Tajikistan in the North-East, Kunduz Province in the East, Samangan Province in the South-East, Sar-e Pol Province in the South-West and Jowzjan Province in the West. The province covers an area of 16,840 km2. Nearly half of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain (48.7%) while half of the area (50.2%) is made up of flat land.[1]
[edit] Demographics & population
Balkh has a total population of 1,123,948. Tajiks make up the majority of the province.[2] The languages spoken are Dari Persian (50%), Pashto (27%), Turkmen (11.9%) and Uzbek (10.7%).[1]
[edit] Politics & government
The current governor of Balkh is Ustad Atta Mohammed Noor.
[edit] Districts
The province is divided into 15 districts.
| District | Capital | Population[1] | Area[3] | Notes |
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| Balkh | 97,055 | |||
| Chahar Bolak | 69,975 | |||
| Chahar Kint | 32,306 | |||
| Chimtal | 81,311 | |||
| Dawlatabad | 79,638 | |||
| Dihdadi | 66,009 | |||
| Kaldar | 17,932 | |||
| Khulmi | 49,207 | |||
| Kishindih | 49,083 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
| Marmul | 9,510 | |||
| Mazar-e Sharif | 375,181 | |||
| Nahri Shahi | 38,791 | |||
| Sholgara | 85,269 | |||
| Shortepa | 30,314 | |||
| Zari | 42,367 | Created in 2005 within Kishindih District |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Balkh Provincial profile - MRRD [1]
- ^ http://www.aisa.org.af/Downloads/ProvincialProfiles/Balkh.pdf
- ^ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
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