Garmsir District

Garmsir گرم سیر
District
Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with Afghan National Police, patrol through Garmsir District, June 1, 2012
Garmsir Location within Afghanistan
Coordinates: 31°07′32″N 64°12′40″E / 31.1255°N 64.2110°E / 31.1255; 64.2110
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Helmand Province
Population (2012)
• Total	85,500

Garmsir District (or Garmser) is located in the southern part of Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The district is large, but all the villages are along the Helmand River. The rest is a desert. The district capital - Garmsir is located in the northwestern part of the district on the east bank of Helmand River.

The population is 85,500 - 99% of them Pashtun and 1% Balouch.

The district is poor. Main sources of income include daily wages (labors, working in fruit markets, and selling home products, driving, shop keeping etc) and agriculture. Agriculture is the main source of income and most of the arable land is irrigated.