Saghar District
Saghar District is situated in the most southwestern part of Ghor Province, Afghanistan with district center Titan (Saghar). The population is 33,700 people.[1] The district, as the other mountainous districts in the province, suffers long and severe winters and continuing drought during the summer.
Saghar
ساغر | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Saghar Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′29″N 63°52′01″E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghor Province |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 33,700 |
Economy
The district suffers from poverty and weak economy due to spread of diseases, low agriculture and livestock productions and poor access to basic infrastructural, social, economical and educational services.[2]
- Agriculture products include wheat, barley, maize and potato.
References
- "Settled Population of Ghor Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- "Summary of District Development Plan" (PDF). Saghar District Development Assembly. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
External links
- Map of Settlements IMMAP, September 2011
- Takhtasoo Village Road Project Photo MRRD/NSP, May 2010
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