Khinjan District

Khinjan خِنجان
District
Khinjan mountains overview
Khinjan Location within Afghanistan[1]
Coordinates: 35°28′12″N 68°58′12″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Baghlan
Elevation	1,050 m (3,440 ft)
Population  (2012)
• Total	29,600
Time zone	+4:30

Khinjan District (pop: 29,600)^[2] is located in the southern part of Baghlan province of Afghanistan 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 Tajiks makes up around 85% of the total population while the Pashtuns, Hazara and Uzbeks, each at 5%, makes up the remaining 15% of the population.^[3]

See also

• Districts of Afghanistan
• Baghlan Province

References

1. "District Names". National Democratic Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
2. "Settled Population of Baghlan province by Civil Division , Urban, Rural and Sex-2012-13" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). www.aims.org.af. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 13 January 2022.

External links

• Map
• District profile by the UNHCR (9 April 2002)