Khinjan District

Khinjan
خنجان‬
District
Khinjan
Location within Afghanistan[1]
Coordinates: 35°28′12″N 68°58′12″E / 35.47000°N 68.97000°E / 35.47000; 68.97000
Country  Afghanistan
Province Baghlan Province
Population (2012)
 • Total 29,600
Time zone +4:30

Khinjan District (pop: 29,600)[2] 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 Hazara makes up around 85% of the total population while the Pashtuns, Tajeks and Uzbeks, each at 5%, makes up the remaining 15% of the population.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Settled Population of Baghlan province by Civil Division , Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  3. ↑ http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/northern/baghlan/khinjan/khinjan.pdf%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D


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