Gerishk District

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Gereshk District (Nahri Saraj) (pop 99,400) takes the name of its principal municipality, Gereshk town (pop 48,546) in Helmand Province, Southern Afghanistan.

Contents 1 Demography 2 Location 3 Income 4 Hospitals and Schools 5 References

[edit] Demography

The ethnic composition is predominantly Pashtun 90%, Hazara 5% and Balouch 5%.

[edit] Location

Gerishk District sits on the intersection of Highway 1 (the 'Afghan ringroad', based on the old Silk Road and refurbished in the 1960s with US investment) and the Helmand River. A major stopping-point on the trade routes from Pakistan and Iran, Gereshk enjoys the prospect of returning to its historical prosperity, although this is under threat of Taliban resurgence in the region.

[edit] Income

The main source of income is the agriculture. The soil is rich and the irrigation systems are in relatively good condition. The irrigation is from the Helamand River, karezes and tube-wells.

[edit] Hospitals and Schools

There is a hospital with both male and female MD and 20 schools in the district and 80% of the children attend schools.

[edit] References

• http://www.aims.org.af/maps/district/hilmand/nahri_sarraj.pdf District Map
• http://www.aims.org.af/afg/dist_profiles/unhcr_district_profiles/southern/helmand/nahri_saraj.pdf District profile
• http://www.jemb.org/eng/electoral_system/reg.centers.pdf Actual census data since 2005 year

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