Saghar District
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Saghar
ساغر | |
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  Saghar Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′29″N 63°52′01″E / 33.6914°N 63.8669°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Ghor |
| Center | Titan |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,644 km2 (1,021 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,160 m (7,090 ft) |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
• Total | 33,700 |
Saghar District is situated in the most southwestern part of Ghor province, Afghanistan with district center Titan. It has a population of 33,700 people.[1] The district, like the other mountainous districts in the province, suffers long and severe winters and continuing drought during the summer.
Economy
[edit]The district suffers from poverty and has a weak economy due to disease, low agriculture and livestock production, and poor access to basic infrastructural, social, economical and educational services.[2] Agriculture products include wheat, barley, maize and potato.
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Settled Population of Ghor Province" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ↑ "Summary of District Development Plan" (PDF). Saghar District Development Assembly. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
External links
[edit]- Map of Settlements Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine IMMAP, September 2011
- Takhtasoo Village Road Project Photo MRRD/NSP, May 2010
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