Shortepa also Shor Tappeh (Dari: شور تیپه) (population 38,500)[2] is one of the 15 districts of Balkh province.

It is situated along the Amu Darya river, across the border with Termez, Uzbekistan, and to the east Kaldar.

The vast majority of villagers work in agriculture on farms along the coast.

In the village of Joi Wakil there is a clinic which serves the spars district.

[3] The major ethnic group is the Tajiks with the vast population belonging to them followed by Pashtoons, Uzbek, Hazaras, Turkman, Arab and Baluch.