Mehterlam district is located in the center of Laghman Province  and consists of the urban centre and provincial capital Mihtarlam and 24 major villages and 269 sub-villages. Mihtarlam derives its name from Mihtarlam baba (Lamech), who was purported to be the father of the prophet Noah. It borders with Kabul Province to the West, Alishing and Alingar districts to the North and Qarghayi District to the East and South. The population is 121,200 (2006) - 60% Pashtun, 35% Tajik and 5% Pashai. the city of (Mehterlam) has a population of 32,949. It has 10 districts and a total land area of 1,397 Hectares. the total number of dwellings in this city are 3,661.