Zurmat District
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| Zurmat زرمت |
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| • Total | 86,609 |
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Zurmat[pronunciation?] (Pashto: زرمت ولسوالۍ / Persian: ولسوالی زرمت), also spelled as Zormat, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] Zurmat is the home town of the Bangash Pashtun Tribe.
Demographics
The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of the district to be around 1,200,000 (CSO 2004).[1] According to the same sources, Pashtuns make up 90% of the total population followed by 10% Tajiks.
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