Back মেওয়ান্দ জেলা Bengali/Bangla Maywand (distrito) CEB Maywand (distrikt) Danish Distrito de Maywand Spanish ولسوالی میوند Persian Maywand (district) French Distretto di Maywand Italian Daerah Maywand Malay ضلع میوند PNB ميوند ولسوالۍ Pashto/Pushto
Maiwand | |
|---|---|
  Maiwand | |
| Coordinates: 31°44′22″N 65°08′24″E / 31.73944°N 65.14000°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar Province |
| District Center | Hutal |
| Government | |
| • District Governor | Salih Mohammad Noorzai[1] |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 51,900 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Maiwand District[pronunciation?] is situated in the western part of the Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Helmand Province to the west, Ghorak District to the north, Khakrez District to the northeast, Zhari District to the east, and Panjwayi District to the south. The population is 51,900 (2006). The district center is in Hutal,[1][2][3][4][5] located in the central part of the district. Highway 1 runs through the center of the district and connects two of the major cities in southern Afghanistan, Kandahar and Lashkargah.
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