Jawand District

Jawand
  جِوَند  
Location of Jawand District in Badghis Province
Location of Jawand District in Badghis Province
DistrictBadghis
Government
 • TypeDistrict council
Area
 • Total7,146 km2 (2,759 sq mi)
Population
 • Estimate 186,000

Jawand is the largest district of Badghis Province, Afghanistan, located in the southeast. Its population is estimated at 186,000, although a 1990 estimate by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) puts the population at 46,403. Its capital is Jawand The inhabitants of Jawand are Pashtuns.[1][2]

Jawand has approximately 380 villages, with nearly all of them ravaged by poverty, hunger and disease. There are no paved roads, no doctors or medical clinics and no schools.

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  2. ^ "Map - Jawand District (Jowand) - MAP[N]ALL.COM". www.mapnall.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.

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