Cultural Geography Modeling and Analysis in Helmand Province
Provincial Development Plan, Helmand : Provincial Profile
HELMAND
1. PROVINCIAL PROFILE
Source: UNDSS Provincial Assessment provided by UNAMA
I. GENERAL INFORMATION A. Geography
Helmand Province is located in the south-west of Afghanistan, bordered by Paktya, Ghor, Daikundy, and Uruzgan in the North-East, Kandahar in the East, Nimroz in the West, and Farah in the North-West. It also has a southern border with Pakistan. The Helmand River is the largest river running through the province, from Baghran district in the north of the province to the fishhook of the Helmand River running west into Nimroz province then into Iran. Except for the mountainous northern reaches of the province which experience heavy snowfalls in winter, Helmand is a desert plateau with rocky outcrops of up to 1,000 metres. The province covers an area of 61,829 km2, representing about 9% of the total Afghan territory. More than a quarter of the province (28.9%) is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain while above three-fifths of the area (61%) is made up of flat land, as the following table shows:
Topography Type by District
District Flat Mountainous Semi Mountainous Semi Flat Not Reported
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Provincial Development Plan, Helmand : Provincial Profile
Total 61.0%
15.8%
13.1%
9.7%
.4%
Source: CSO/UNFPA Socio Economic and Demographic Profile
The province is divided into 13 districts. The provincial capital is Lashkargah which has a population of about 201,546 inhabitants.
B. Demography and Population
Helmand has a total population of 1,441,769. There are 189,552 households in the province and each household on average has 9 members. The following table shows the population by district:
Population by District
District Lashkargah-Helmand Centre Nahr-i-Saraj Nad Ali Nawa-i-Barikzayi Garm Ser Sangin Qala Kajaki Baghran Musa Qala Nawzad Washeer Reg-i-khan Nishin Dishu Total Total Population 201,546 166,827 235,590 89,814 107,153 66,901
HELMAND
1. PROVINCIAL PROFILE
Source: UNDSS Provincial Assessment provided by UNAMA
I. GENERAL INFORMATION A. Geography
Helmand Province is located in the south-west of Afghanistan, bordered by Paktya, Ghor, Daikundy, and Uruzgan in the North-East, Kandahar in the East, Nimroz in the West, and Farah in the North-West. It also has a southern border with Pakistan. The Helmand River is the largest river running through the province, from Baghran district in the north of the province to the fishhook of the Helmand River running west into Nimroz province then into Iran. Except for the mountainous northern reaches of the province which experience heavy snowfalls in winter, Helmand is a desert plateau with rocky outcrops of up to 1,000 metres. The province covers an area of 61,829 km2, representing about 9% of the total Afghan territory. More than a quarter of the province (28.9%) is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain while above three-fifths of the area (61%) is made up of flat land, as the following table shows:
Topography Type by District
District Flat Mountainous Semi Mountainous Semi Flat Not Reported
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Provincial Development Plan, Helmand : Provincial Profile
Total 61.0%
15.8%
13.1%
9.7%
.4%
Source: CSO/UNFPA Socio Economic and Demographic Profile
The province is divided into 13 districts. The provincial capital is Lashkargah which has a population of about 201,546 inhabitants.
B. Demography and Population
Helmand has a total population of 1,441,769. There are 189,552 households in the province and each household on average has 9 members. The following table shows the population by district:
Population by District
District Lashkargah-Helmand Centre Nahr-i-Saraj Nad Ali Nawa-i-Barikzayi Garm Ser Sangin Qala Kajaki Baghran Musa Qala Nawzad Washeer Reg-i-khan Nishin Dishu Total Total Population 201,546 166,827 235,590 89,814 107,153 66,901