Waghaz District
Encyclopedia
Waghaz is a district
in Ghazni Province
, Afghanistan
. It was formed in 2005 from part of Muqur District
, and has a population estimated at 32,000. The district center is the town of Waghaz at 33.42°N 68.2939°E.
Districts of Afghanistan
The provinces of Afghanistan are divided into Wolaswalei or districts. The number of districts in Afghanistan has fluctuated over the years, with new districts created by splitting or merging parts of others. Prior to 1979, there were 325 districts. This was increased to 329 and, in 2004, a major...
in Ghazni Province
Ghazni Province
Ghazni is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Babur records in his Babur-Nama that Ghazni is also known as Zabulistan It is in the east of the country. Its capital is Ghazni City...
, 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 was formed in 2005 from part of Muqur District
Muqur District, Ghazni
Muqur is a district in the southwest of Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is mostly Pashtun along with a few Hazara and Tajik, was estimated at 70,900 in 2002, of whom around 20,000 were children under 12.-References:...
, and has a population estimated at 32,000. The district center is the town of Waghaz at 33.42°N 68.2939°E.