Program for Culture & Conflict Studies
[email protected] Updated: April 13, 2009 Province: Badghis Governor: Delbar Jan Arman Shinwari Deputy Governor: Haji Abdul Ghani Sabir Provincial Police Chief: Brig Gen Muhammad Awaz Nazari PRT Leadership: Spain Population Estimate: Urban: 11,700 Rural: 408,7001 Area in Square Kilometers: 20,591 Capital: Qalay-i-Naw Names of Districts: Jawand, Murghab, Ghormach, Qadis, Muqur, Qala-I-Naw, Ab Kamari Composition of Ethnic Groups: Religious Tribal Groups: Population:2 Tajik 62% Groups: Aimak, Durrani Pashtun Pashtun 28% Sunni 90% Uzbek 5% Shi'a 10% Turkmen 3% Baluch 2% Occupation of Population Major: Livestock, Agriculture Minor: Handicrafts Crops/Farming/Livestock: Pistachio, Opium, Wheat, Barley, Cattle, Goat, Horse, Donkey Maize, Melons, Sesame Literacy Rate Total:3 9% Number of Educational Schools: Colleges/Universities: Institutions:4 Primary: 158 Secondary: 28 High Schools: 14 Number of Security January: 0 May: 3 September: 4 Incidents, 2007: February: 1 June: 3 October: 3 March: 0 July: 2 November: 4 April: 1 August: 2 December: 0 Poppy (Opium) Cultivation:5 2006: 3,205 ha 2007: 4,219 ha NGOs Active in Province: UNICEF, UNHCR, UNAMA, UNOPS, UNFAO, UN-Habitat, WHO, ALISEI, OI, NPO, IMC, WV, Norway WV, RRAA, IOM, Maltesser, German Agro Action, MSF Provincial Aid Projects: 6 Total PRT Projects: Other Aid Projects: Total Projects: Complete: 144/$12,656,057 Planned Cost: $ Planned Cost: $ Ongoing: 187/$38,694,462 Total Spent: $ Total Spent: $ Planned: Per Capita 2007: $122 Total: 331/$51,350,519 Transportation: Primary Roads: None Secondary: None Tertiary: The province is dominated by track roads connecting most major population centers and villages.