Back ইমাম সাহেব জেলা Bengali/Bangla Imām Şāḩib (distrito) CEB Imam Sahib German ولسوالی امامصاحب Persian Distretto di Imam Sahib Italian Daerah Imam Sahib Malay ضلع حضرت امام صاحب PNB امام صاحب ولسوالۍ Pashto/Pushto Imam Sahib (distrikt) Swedish ضلع امام صاحب Urdu
Imam Sahib District
ولسوالی امامصاحب | |
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 Location of Imam Sahib in Kunduz Province | |
| Coordinates: 37°10′55″N 68°55′02″E / 37.1820°N 68.9172°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kunduz |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 232,846 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time) |
Imam Sahib District (ولسوالی امامصاحب) is situated in the northern part of Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. It borders with Qalay-I-Zal District to the west, Tajikistan to the north (along the Panj river), with Archi District to the east and Kunduz District to the south. It has an estimated population of 232,846 as of 2021,[1] which include ethnic Uzbeks at 45%, Pashtuns at 25%, Tajiks at 25% and Hazaras at 1%.[2] The district center is the town of Imam Sahib, located in the northern part of the district. The other main town in the district is Sher Khan Bandar, which serves as Afghanistan's main port of entry to Tajikistan.
The district is one of the richest in Afghanistan. The land is very fertile and well irrigated and has not suffered drought. The medical and educational facilities are better than in other districts of Kunduz.
- ^ a b "Estimated population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority. April 2021. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021.
- ^ "UNHCR Sub-Office Mazar-i-Sharif District Profile" (PDF). AIMS. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2007.