Ghorband District
Ghorband
غوربند | |
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Ghorband District courthouse in 2005 | |
District highlighted within Parwan Province and Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 35°0′N 68°51′E / 35.000°N 68.850°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Parwan |
| No. of Community Development Councils | 58 |
| No. of villages | 109 |
| Capital | Syagerd |
| Area | |
• Total | 899 km2 (347 sq mi) |
| Population (2003) | |
• Total | 74,123 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (AFT) |
Ghorband (Persian: غوربند), also known as Syagird after its main town, is a district of Parwan province, Afghanistan. It is located in the southern foothills of the Hindu Kush and forms the western boundary of the ancient valley of Koh Daman. The capital of Ghorband is the town of Syagird, about a 2-hour drive from Kabul.
Ghorband is the largest district of the province, covering an area of 899 square kilometres with a population of 74,123 as of 2003.
The Ghorband River flows through the district. It contains 58 Community Development Councils and 109 villages. Eventually, Ghorband valley was once much bigger than today reaching to the east Shibar, Doshi and Kahmard districts in Bamyan and Baghlan provinces.