Lashkar Gah district

Lashkar Gah is a district in the east of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, surrounding the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah. Its population is 45% Pashtun and 20% Baluch, with ca. 30% Tajiks, 5 re Hindus and Hazara; the population was estimated at 100,200 in 2012. Hilmand is mainly a desert and dry province.