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Shortepa شور تیپه | |
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  Shortepa Location within Afghanistan[1] | |
| Coordinates:37°15′36″N66°51′00″E / 37.26000°N 66.85000°E /37.26000; 66.85000 | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Balkh |
| Elevation | 274 m (899 ft) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 38,500 |
Shortepa also Shor Tappeh (Dari:شور تیپه) (population 38,500)[2] is one of the 15districts ofBalkh province. Shortepa, a smalldistrict inBalkh Province, Afghanistan. It is situated along theAmu Darya river, across the border withTermez,Uzbekistan, and to the eastKaldar. The main village is Shor Tappeh, A (37°20′10″N66°49′12″E / 37.3361°N 66.8200°E /37.3361; 66.8200) at 274 m altitude.
The vast majority of villagers work in agriculture on farms along the coast. In the village of Joi Wakil there is a clinic which serves the spars district.
According to the 2023 census, there are 44357 people residing in the seven villages. 19,800 or 51.5% of villagers were males and 18,700 or 48.5% were females. With a multi-ethnic and mostlyPersian-speaking society.[3] The major ethnic group is the Tajiks with the vast population belonging to them followed byPashtoons,Uzbek,Hazaras,Turkman,Arab andBaluch. Shortepa also has a small but noticeable population ofKuchis or nomads whose numbers vary in different seasons with numbers going down in the winter and up in the summer.
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