Bamyan District

Bamyan
بامیان
District
Bamyan is located in Afghanistan
Bamyan
Bamyan
Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°49′00″N 67°49′00″E / 34.8167°N 67.8167°E / 34.8167; 67.8167
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBamyan
Population
 (2003)
 • Total
70,028
Time zoneGMT+04:30 Kabul

Bamyan (Dari/Hazaragi: بامیان) is a district of Bamyan province in Afghanistan. In 2003, the population was put at 70,028, of which the majority group is Hazaras.|url=http://www.nabdp.org/attachments/article/130/Bamyan%20Centre%20DDP%20English%20Summary.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201163000/http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/attachments/article/130/Bamyan%20Centre%20DDP%20English%20Summary.pdf |url-status=usurped |archive-date=February 1, 2014 |title=Bamyan Centre |work=Central Statistics Office Afghanistan |agency=Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development|author=Bamyan Centre District Development Assembly with the facilitation of NABDP/MRRD and support of the District and Provincial Governors |date=November 2007|access-date=2012-07-18}}</ref> New Zealand peace keepers operate in the district as well as most of Bamyan Province.

Villages in Bamyan District include `Ambar Samuch and more.

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