Darqad District

Darqad District
درقد ولسوالۍ
Darqad District Map
Location of the district in Takhar Province
Coordinates: 37°23′06″N 69°27′18″E / 37.385°N 69.455°E / 37.385; 69.455
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceTakhār Province
SeatDarqad
Area
 • Total393 km2 (152 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[2]
 • Total25,152
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)
Post code
3758[3]

Darqad District (Pashto: درقد ولسوالۍ) is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The district has 34 villages.[1] Darqad did not change between the 325 and 398 district sets.[4] Near the end of 2018, the district was considered to be Taliban-influenced, as opposed to the Afghan government.[5] The district was Taliban-controlled by August 2021.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Darqad English Summary Finalized" (PDF). mrrd-napdp.org. Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. June 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Takhar Socio-Demographic Economic Survey" (PDF). afghanistan.unfpa.org. UNFPA. September 2015. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Darqad Post Codes: Afghanistan". worldpostalcode.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Story Map Series". mapsynch.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Quarterly Report to the United States Congress" (PDF). sigar.mil. 30 January 2019. p. 71. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Mapping the advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan". BBC News. 5 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.

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