Argo District

Argo
ارګو
Fayzabad District highlighted within Badakhshan Province, which Argo District split from
Fayzabad District highlighted within Badakhshan Province, which Argo District split from
Coordinates: 37°06′50″N 70°31′30″E / 37.11389°N 70.52500°E / 37.11389; 70.52500
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
Population
 (2014)
 • Total44,500
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (AST)

Argo District (Persian: شهرستان ارگو / Pashto: ارګو ولسوالی) is one of the 28 districts in Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. It was created in 2005 from part of Fayzabad District and is home to approximately 45,000 residents.[1]

On 2 May 2014, there were two mudslides in the district occurring on the side of a mountain, affecting the villages of either Aab Barik or Hargu.[2]

  1. ^ "Badakhshan Province". Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook of the Central Statistics Office, Afghanistan, accessed via Rkabuli.20m.com. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. ^ Vergano, Dan (2 May 2014). "Mudslide Buries More Than 350 in Afghan Village". National Geographic Society. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 4 May 2014.