page_title: Taluqan District
hierarchical_section_title: Taluqan District
context_page_description: Taluqan, is a district of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. The city has a total population of 258,219 and has 6 Police districts. The total land area of the city is 10,744 Hectares while there are a total of 28,691 total number of dwellings.
  Taluqan is a Trading and Transit Hub in northern Afghanistan. Although agriculture is the majority of land, there are also 28,691 residential dwellings. Almost half the residential dwellings are concentrated in District 6. The Khanabad River flows through Taluqan and accounts for 7% of total land use.
context_section_description: Taluqan, (Dari: تالقان‎), is a district of Takhar Province, in northeastern Afghanistan. The city has a total population of 258,219 (2015) and has 6 Police districts (nahias). The total land area of the city is 10,744 Hectares while there are a total of 28,691 total number of dwellings.
  Taluqan is a Trading and Transit Hub in northern Afghanistan. Although agriculture is the majority of land (55%), there are also 28,691 residential dwellings. Almost half the residential dwellings are concentrated in District 6. The Khanabad River flows through Taluqan and accounts for 7% of total land use.
caption: Location of the district in Takhar Province