Country Afghanistan Population 258,219 (2015) | Elevation 876 m Province Takhar Province | |
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Time zone Afghanistan Standard Time (UTC+4:30) | ||
Taluqan City is a district of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. The city has a total population of 258,219 (2015) and has 6 Police districts (nahias). The total land area of the city is 10,744 Hectares while there are a total of 28,691 total number of dwellings.
Map of Taluqan, Afghanistan
Taluqan is a Trading and Transit Hub in northern Afghanistan. Although agriculture is the majority of land (55%), there are also 28,691 residential dwellings. Almost half the residential dwellings are concentrated in District 6. The Khanabad River flows through Taluqan and accounts for 7% of total land use.
References
Taluqan District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA