Zaranj District is a district of Nimruz Province

Nimruz Province

Nimruz is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, in the south-west of the country on the borders of Iran and Pakistan. The name Nimruz means "mid-day" or "half-day" in Persian. Nimruz covers 41,000 km² and has a population of 149,000...

, Afghanistan

Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...

, containing the provincial capital city of Zaranj

Zaranj

Zaranj or Zarang is a border town in south-western Afghanistan, with a population of approximately 49,851 people as of 2004. It is the capital of Nimruz province and is situated next to Milak, Iran. It is linked by highways with Lashkar Gah to the east, Farah to the north and Zabol in Iran to the...

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Rourte 606

Route 606 (Afghanistan)

Route 606 is a 218 km road from Delaram District of Nimruz Province in Afghanistan heading south to Zaranj and into Iran. It is one of the busiest roads in Afghanistan and provides an important trade route between India and the rest of Asia.-Route:...

 connects Zaranj to Delaram which helps the Trade, and the toll-customs revenues have grown.

Demographics

In 2004, Zaranj had a population of 49,851 people in 242 villages. The population was given as Baloch

Baloch people

The Baloch or Baluch are an ethnic group that belong to the larger Iranian peoples. Baluch people mainly inhabit the Balochistan region and Sistan and Baluchestan Province in the southeast corner of the Iranian plateau in Western Asia....

 44%, Pashtun

Pashtun people

Pashtuns or Pathans , also known as ethnic Afghans , are an Eastern Iranic ethnic group with populations primarily between the Hindu Kush mountains in Afghanistan and the Indus River in Pakistan...

 34 % and Tajik 22%.

Agriculture

Per a 2007 report from the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development

Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development

The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development is a ministry of the Afghan government. Its main headquarters is located in Kabul, Afghanistan, but has offices and employees in all the 34 provinces of the country...

, the district grows maize, wheat, melon, watermelon, millet and lentil.