Ghorband District

Ghorband غوربند
District
Ghorband District courthouse in 2005
District highlighted within Parwan Province and Afghanistan
Coordinates: 35°0′N 68°51′E / 35.000°N 68.850°E / 35.000; 68.850
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Parwan
No. of Community Development Councils	58
No. of villages	109
Capital	Syagerd
Area
• Total	899 km2 (347 sq mi)
Population  (2003)
• Total	74,123
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (AFT)

Ghorband (Persian: غوربند), also known as Syagird^[1] after its main town, is a district of Parwan province, Afghanistan. It is located in the southern foothills of Hindu Kush and forms the western boundary of the ancient valley of Koh Daman.^[2] The capital of Ghorband is the town of Syagird, which is about 2 hours of driving distance from Kabul.

Ghorband is the largest district of the province, covering an area of 899 square kilometres with a population of 74,123 as of 2003.^[3]

The Ghorband River flows through the district. It contains 58 Community Development Councils and 109 villages.^[3] Eventually, Ghorband valley was once much bigger then today reaching to the east Shibar, Doshi and Kahmard districts in Bamyan and Baghlan provinces.