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Herat District
ولسوالی هرات
District
Map
Interactive map of Herat District
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceHerat
CenterHerat
No. of nahias15
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipality
 • MayorHaji Nimatullah Hassan
Area
[2]
 • Land182 km2 (70 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
920 m (3,020 ft)
Population
[4]
 • Estimate 
(2025)
673,273
Time zoneUTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 codeAF-HEA
Websiteherat-m.gov.af

Herat District (Dari: ولسوالی هرات) is one of the 20 districts of Herat Province in northwestern Afghanistan. The district has an estimated population of 673,273 settled residents.[4] It encompasses Herat, the capital of Herat Province.

The administrative center of Herat District is the city of Herat, which is divided into 15 nahias (city districts).[3] Every nahia has a police station and a number of neighborhoods. Haji Nimatullah Hassan serves as the current mayor of the city.[5][1] His predecessor was Haji Abdulraziq Rashed.[1]

Surrounded by Injil District, Herat District has a land area of 182 km2 (70 sq mi) or 18,277 ha (45,160 acres).[2][3] In 2015 the district had 89,790 dwelling units in it.[3]

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 "Islamic Emirate Brings New Appointments". TOLOnews. 5 January 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  2. 1 2 "State of Afghan Cities report 2015 (Volume-I English)". UN-Habitat. pp. 8, 130. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "State of Afghan Cities report 2015 (Volume-II)". UN-Habitat. pp. 54–57. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  4. 1 2 "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2025-26" (PDF). National Statistics and Information Authority. September 2025. p. 109. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
  5. ↑ "Mayor of Herat Oversees Progress on Road Construction Project". alemarahenglish.af. June 14, 2024. Retrieved 2026-01-26.
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