Badakhshan Province - District Information

District Information

Districts of Badakhshan Province
District Capital Population Area Number of villages and ethnic groups
Arghanj Khwa 12,000
Argo 83,999 1,032 km2 145 villages. 60% Uzbek and 40% Tajik.
Baharak Baharak 33,012 328 km2 51 villages. 60% Tajik, 35% Uzbek, and 5% Pashtun.
Darayim 72,000 570 km2 101 villages. 80% Tajik, 15% Uzbek and 5% Hazara.
Darwaz Nassai 31,195 4,589 km2 16 villages. Tajik.
Darwazi Bala 11,000
Fayzabad Fayzabad 96,826 514 km2 175 villages. 97% Tajik and 3% others.
Ishkashim Ishkashim 12,566 1,123 km2 43 villages.
Jurm 51,714 1286 km2 75 villages. 95% Tajik and 5% Uzbek.
Khash 15,436 264 km2 21 villages. 70% Tajik, 20% Uzbek, and 10% Mughol and Baloch.
Khwahan Khwahan 27,000 80 km2 46 villages. Tajik.
Kishim 71,262 264 km2 100 villages. 60% Tajik, 37% Uzbek, 10% Baluch, 1% Hazara and 1% Bayat.
Kohistan 12,000
Kuf Ab 16,000
Keran wa Menjan Keran wa Menjan 8,084 1,588 km2 42 villages. 100% Tajik.
Ragh Ragh 37,000
Shahri Buzurg Shahri Buzurg 80,000 956 km2 74 villages.
Sheghnan 27,750 3528 km2 28 villages. Tajik and Qizilbash.
Shiki 27,000 1,700 km2 38 villages. Tajik and etc.
Shuhada 26,430 1,521 km2 62 villages. 99% Tajik and 1% others.
Tagab 22,000
Tishkan 26,850 812 km2 57 villages. 70% Tajik, 20% Hazara and 10% Uzbek.
Wakhan 11,657 10,953 km2 110 villages. Tajik, Kuchi people during winter.
Warduj 16,609 929 km2 45 villages. 90% Tajik and 10% Uzbek.
Yaftali Sufla 60,000 605 km2 93 villages. 60% Tajik and 40% Uzbek.
Yamgan 30,000 1,779 km2 39 villages. 100% Tajik
Yawan 27,000
Zebak Zebak 26,430 1,521 km2 62 villages. 99% Tajik and 1% others.

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