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The Dangam district is situated in the eastern end of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It borders Marawara district to the West, Asadabad district to the North-West, Bar Kunar district to the North, Nari district to the North-East and Pakistan to the East and South. The district is mountainous and poor. The population is 15,000 (2006) (98% of them Pashtun and 2% Tajik). There are 50 sub-villages and the district center is Dangam (34.9925° N 71.4189° E) at 1356 m altitude, located in the central part of the district.