Baharak District, Takhar

Baharak District
Location of the district in Takhar Province
Coordinates: 36°48′18″N 69°24′36″E / 36.805°N 69.41°E / 36.805; 69.41
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceTakhār Province
Established1992
Functioning2002
Area
  District
231 km2 (89 sq mi)
Elevation
703 m (2,306 ft)
Population
 (2019)
  District
34,339
  Density149/km2 (390/sq mi)
  Urban
0
  Rural
34,339
Ethnicity
  Uzbek83%
  Pashtun10%
  Tajik5%
  Hazara2%
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)
Post code
3762

Baharak District is a district of Takhar Province, Afghanistan. The district was split-off from Taluqan District in 2005. Most people work in agriculture. The district has been the site of fighting between the Afghan Government and the Taliban; Baharak was considered to be contested in late 2018 and taken by the Taliban by August 2021.