Badghis, Afghanistan

Badghis is one of 34 primary administrative regions in Afghanistan with a population of approximately 559,297 people.

Facts and figures on Badghis at a glance

Region name: Badghis (Bādghīs)
Status: Primary administrative region
Population: 559,297 people
Country: Afghanistan
Continent: Asia

The regional headquarters of Badghis (Bādghīs) is located in the regional capital Qala i Naw (Qala i Naw) with a population of 9,000 people.

The distance as the crow flies from Badghis's regional capital Qala i Naw to Afghanistan's capital Kabul (Kabul) is approximately 556 km (345 mi).

Facts and figures about Badghis
RegionPopulationRegional capitalPopulation
Badghis Bādghīs559,297 peopleQala i Naw Qala i Naw9,000 people

Compare with other regions in Afghanistan.

Map of Badghis

Map of Badghis

Information on Badghis

Information on Badghis
Region nameRegional capitalSubregionsCountryContinent
Badghis BādghīsQala i Naw Qala i Naw7AfghanistanAsia

Time in Badghis

Time in Badghis
Current timeSummer time (DST)Standard timeCurrent timezone offsetTimezone
Sat, 20 Apr 2024 - 1:54pm (13:54h)NoSat, 20 Apr 2024 - 1:54pm (13:54h)UTC +4.5Asia/Kabul

Geographic coordinates of Badghis

Latitude & Longitude of Badghis
PositionLatitude (width)Longitude (length)
Show on map35°00'00.0"N (35.0000000°)63°45'00.0"E (63.7500000°)

Subregions in Badghis

There are 7 administrative subregions in Badghis.
Subregions in Badghis
RegionNoPopulationRegional capitalCapital population
Ab-e Kamari Āb-e Kamarī1.-Ab-e Kamari Āb-e Kamarī-
Ghormach Ghōrmāch2.-Ghormach Ghormach30,000
Jowand Jowand3.-Jawand Jawand-
Muqur Muqur4.-Sang Atesh Sang Atesh-
Murghab Murghāb5.-Bala Murghab Bala Murghab-
Qadis Qādis6.-Qadis Qādis-
Qal'ah-ye Now Qal‘ah-ye Now7.-Qala i Naw Qala i Naw9,000

External sources of information on Badghis

Badghis on Wikipedia