Gurbuz District

Gurbuz District ګربز ولسوالۍ ولسوالی گربز
Gurbuz District shown in yellowish in the southeast
Gurbuz District Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°17′15″N 69°54′45″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Khost
Capital	Sekhamir Kalay
Government
• Type	Central
• District Governor	Abdulhai Zazi[1]
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	29,627
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Gurbuz District (Pashto: ګربز ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی گربز) is situated in the southeast part of Khost Province, Afghanistan. It borders Tani District to the west, Mando Zayi and Khost districts to the north and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan to the southeast. Governor of Gurbuz District is Abdulhai Zazi.^[1] The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) are responsible for all law enforcement activities in the district.

According to Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA), the 2020 estimated population of the district was 29,627 people.^[2] The district center is the village of Sekhamir Kalay situated in the northwestern part of the district. It is inhabited by Gurbuz, a Wazir subtribe.^[3]

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan

References

1. "Meet The Youngest District Governor In Eastern Afghanistan". TOLOnews. April 1, 2019. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
2. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020-21" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA). www.nsia.gov.af. p. 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
3. "Khost Provincial Overview". Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 2021-03-25. The Waziris in Khost live in the Garboz, Qalandar, and Nadar Shah Kot districts.

External links

• AIMS District Map
• Refugees Assessment in Gurbuz, Tani District of Khost Province by COAR (23 May 2019)