Fayzabad District, Badakhshan

Fayzabad
فیض‌آباد
Fayzabad is located in Afghanistan
Fayzabad
Fayzabad
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°03′03″N 70°34′47″E / 37.0508°N 70.5797°E / 37.0508; 70.5797
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan
CapitalFayzabad
Population
 ([1])
 • Total78,757
Time zoneUTC+4:30

Fayzabad District (Persian: فیض‌آباد) is one of 30 districts that comprise Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The city of Fayzabad serves as its capital. In 2005, several portions of the district were sub-divided to create several new districts within the province. The remaining portion is home to approximately 75,577 residents,[2] who are mostly peasants.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021
  2. ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.