Dangam district
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Dangam District is situated in the eastern end of Kunar Province
, Afghanistan
. It borders Marawara district
to the west, Asadabad district
to the northwest, Bar Kunar district
to the north, Nari district
to the northeast and Pakistan
to the east and south. The district is mountainous and poor. The population is 15,000 (2006), and is 98% Pashtun
and 2% Tajik. There are 50 sub-villages and the district center is Dangam (34.9925°N 71.4189°E) at 1356 m altitude, located in the central part of the district.
Kunar Province
Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces...
, 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 borders Marawara district
Marawara District
Marawara District is one of the 15 districts in Kunar Province, Afghanistan, bordering Pakistan to the east. It borders Sirkanay district to the west, Asadabad district to the westand northwest and asmar district to northeast. Marawara's population is not exactly known but CSO and UN figures...
to the west, Asadabad district
Asadabad district
Asadabad district is one of 15 districts in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It includes the city of Asadabad - the district center, close the Kunar River. It is situated in the central part of the province...
to the northwest, Bar Kunar district
Bar Kunar district
Bar Kunar District is situated in the northeastern part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Asadabad district to the southwest, Nuristan Province to the northwest, Nari district to the northeast and Dangam district to the southeast. The population is 19,500 - all Pashtun...
to the north, Nari district
Nari district
Nari District is a boundary mountainous district in the most eastern part of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It borders Bar Kunar District to the west, Nuristan Province to the north, Pakistan to the east and Dangam district to the south. The population is 24,500 —60% of them Pashtun...
to the northeast and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
to the east and south. The district is mountainous and poor. The population is 15,000 (2006), and is 98% Pashtun
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...
and 2% Tajik. There are 50 sub-villages and the district center is Dangam (34.9925°N 71.4189°E) at 1356 m altitude, located in the central part of the district.