Farkhar District
District in Takhar, Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Farkhar (Iran), see Farkhar, Iran. For Farkhar or Farkhor (Tajikistan), see Farkhor.
Farkhar District is a district in Takhar Province of Afghanistan. It is located southeast of Taloqan. The Khanabad River flows inside this valley. Around 99% of the people in Farkhar speak Dari. Farkhar has about 50,000 people and 75 villages.
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Farkhar District | |
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Coordinates: 36.57°N 69.857°E / 36.57; 69.857 | |
Country | Afghanistan |
Province | Takhar |
Government | |
• Governor | Abdul Rashad Asfeia |
Area | |
• District | 1,214 km2 (469 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[3] | |
• District | 52,117 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
• Urban | 3,023 |
• Rural | 49,094 |
Ethnicity | |
Time zone | UTC+4:30 (AFT) |
Post code | 3752 [4] |
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