Saghar District
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District in Ghor, Afghanistan
Saghar
ساغر | |
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Saghar is located in Afghanistan Saghar Saghar Location within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°41′29′′N 63°52′01′′E / 33.6914°N 63.8669°E / 33.6914; 63.8669 | |
| 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. 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.
Economy
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ a b "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 on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
External links
[edit ]- Map of Settlements IMMAP, September 2011
- Takhtasoo Village Road Project Photo MRRD/NSP, May 2010
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