Mir Bacha Kot District

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Mir Bacha Kot District
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Location in Kabul Province
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Mir Bacha Kot District
Coordinates: 34°43′38″N69°07′06″E / 34.7272°N 69.1183°E / 34.7272; 69.1183
Country Flag of the Taliban.svg Afghanistan
Province Kabul
Capital Mir Bacha Kot
Population
 (2025) [1]
  Total
64,434
Time zone UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Mir Bacha Kot District is one of the districts of Kabul Province in Afghanistan. [2] Its administrative center is the town of Mir Bacha Kot. The district is located in the central part of the province and has an estimated population of 64,434 people as of September 2025. [1] Majority are ethnic Tajiks followed by Pashtuns. [3]

Mir Bacha Kot District is about 37 km (23 mi) to the north of Kabul. It borders Guldara and Kalakan districts to the north, Deh Sabz District to the east, and Shakardara District to the west. Its administrative center is Mir Bacha Kot village, which is located in the central part of the district, 25 km (16 mi) north of Kabul. The district was almost fully destroyed during the war and now is undergoing a rebuilding process. The main source of income is agriculture.

References

  1. 1 2 "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 13. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  2. "Promoting maternal and child health care in Afghanistan". WHO. October 2018. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
  3. UNHCR profile for Mir Bacha Kot District