Bagrami District is located in the central part of Kabul Province

Kabul Province

Kābul , situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also Afghanistan's capital. The population of Kabul province is 3.5 million people as of 2009, of which almost 80 percent live in the urban areas...

 in Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

. It is approximately 30 minutes drive east from the capital city, Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

. The district headquarter is the town of Bagrami

Bagrami

Bagrami is a town situated very close to Kabul at at 1797 m altitude. The population is 31,680 . The road to Kabul is not bad and the city can be reached in 30 minutes, so Bagrami is becoming a suburb. The Bagrami Industrial Park is almost ready and this is one of the major projects for the...

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Demographics

No exact population numbers are available, but the Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD), along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan, estimates the population of the district to be around 68,287. According to AIMS and UNHCR, Pashtuns

Pashtun people

Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 make up the majority of the population, followed by ethnic Tajiks.

Geography

The district borders Kabul

Kabul

Kabul , spelt Caubul in some classic literatures, is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. It is also the capital of the Kabul Province, located in the eastern section of Afghanistan...

 to the west, Deh Sabz

Deh Sabz District

Deh Sabz District is situated northeast of Kabul City in Afghanistan. It has a population of 100,136 people . About 70% are Pashtuns, and 30% are Tajiks....

 to the north, Surobi

Surobi District

This article is about the Surobi District of Kabul Province. For the district in Paktika, see Sarobi, Paktika.Surobi, Sarobi or Sarubi District is a district of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Its capital, Surobi, lies about 60 kilometres east of Kabul along the A01 highway, although much of the...

 to the east, and Khaki Jabbar

Khaki Jabbar District

Khaki Jabbar District is a mountainous district situated in the southeastern part of Kabul Province, Afghanistan. The district headquarter is Khak-i Jabbar village, which is located in the central part of the district.-Demographics:...

, Musayi and Char Asiab

Char Asiab District

Char Asiab District Char Asiab, Chahar Asiab, Charasiab, Charasiah or Charasia) is a district, approximately 7 miles south of the city of Kabul, and is situated in the southern part of Kabul province, Afghanistan. It has a population of 32,500 people...

 districts to the south. Bagrami district is a green area with abundant agricultural activities. Many of its residents work in Kabul because of the communities' proximity to one another.

Economy

Bagrami district is developing rapidly. The Bagrami Industrial Park, which is part of a major industry in Afghanistan, is part of the rebuilding process. Health care and education are relatively good, and are gradually improving.

Famous personalities

Famous figures from the Bagrami district ranged from former Communist President Babrak Karmal and other politicians, in addition to business leaders.

External links

• Bagrami District Map (Source: AIMS)

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