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Provinces of Afghanistan
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceThe Provinces of Afghanistan (locally recognized as wilayats) are the primary political subdivisions of Afghanistan. There are currently thirty-four (34) provinces in the country, with four having been added between 2001 and 2004. Each province is further divided into smaller districts.
Provincial governments are led by a governor.
Each province is represented in the government of Afghanistan by two members in the House of Elders. One is elected by the provincial council to a four year term while the second is elected by the district councils to a three year term. Representation in the House of the People is directly from the districts, although in each province, two of the representatives must be women. These are appointed by the President.
Provinces of Afghanistan
| Province | Map # | AF | Capital | Population | Area | Language | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Badakhshan | 30 | AF-BDS | Fayzabad | 725,700 | 44,059 km² | Dari Persian | Composed of 29 districts |
| Badghis | 4 | AF-BDG | Qala i Naw | 301,000 | 20,591 km² | Pashto Dari Persian | Composed of 7 districts |
| Baghlan | 19 | AF-BGL | Puli Khumri | 745,000 | 21,118 km² | Pashto,Uzbek, Turkmen,Dari Persian | Composed of 16 districts |
| Balkh | 13 | AF-BAL | Mazari Sharif | 869,000 | 17,249 km² | Pashto Dari Persian | Composed of 15 districts |
| Bamiyan | 15 | AF-BAM | Bamiyan | 356,000 | 14,175 km² | Dari Persian and Hazaragi | Composed of 7 districts |
| Daykundi | 10 | AF-DAY | Nili | 8,088 km² | Dari Persian, Hazaragi and Pashto | Composed of 8 districts Formed from Orūzgān Province in 2004 | |
| Farah | 2 | AF-FRA | Farah | 338,000 | 48,471 km² | Pashto Dari Persian Baloch | and Composed of 11 districts |
| Faryab | 5 | AF-FYB | Maymana | 782,000 | 20,293 km² | Pashto Dari Persian, Turkmen and Uzbek | Composed of 14 districts |
| Ghazni | 16 | AF-GHA | Ghazni | 931,000 | 22,915 km² | Pashto Dari Persian, Hazaragi and | Composed of 19 districts |
| Ghor | 6 | AF-GHO | Chaghcharan | 485,000 | 36,479 km² | Pashto Dari Persian | Composed of 10 districts |
| Helmand | 7 | AF-HEL | Lashkar Gah | 745,000 | 58,584 km² | Pashto | Composed of 13 districts |
| Herat | 1 | AF-HER | Herat | 1,182,000 | 54,778 km² | Pashto Dari Persian | Composed of 15 districts |
| Jowzjan | 8 | AF-JOW | Sheberghan | 541,000 | 11,798 km² | Uzbek Pashto | Composed of 9 districts |
| Kabul | 22 | AF-KAB | Kabul | 3,138,100 | 4,462 km² | Pashto Dari Persian , Turkmen and Uzbek | Composed of 15 districts |
| Kandahar | 12 | AF-KAN | Kandahar | 886,000 | 54,022 km² | Pashto | Composed of 16 districts |
| Kapisa | 29 | AF-KAP | Mahmud-i-Raqi | 360,000 | 1,842 km² | Dari Persian Pashto | Composed of 7 districts |
| Khost | 26 | AF-KHO | Khost | 300,000 | 4,152 km² | Pashto | Composed of 13 districts |
| Kunar | 34 | AF-KNR | Asadabad | 321,000 | km² | Pashto | Composed of 15 districts |
| Kunduz | 18 | AF-KDZ | Kunduz | 820,000 | 8,040 km² | Pashto,Uzbek, Turkmen,Dari Persian | Composed of 7 districts |
| Laghman | 32 | AF-LAG | Mihtarlam District | 285,680 | km² | Pashto Dari Persian, Pashai and Pashto | Composed of 5 districts |
| Lowgar | 23 | AF-LOW | Pul-i-Alam | 292,000 | 3,880 km² Pashto Dari Persian | Composed of 7 districts | |
| Nangarhar | 33 | AF-NAN | Jalalabad | 1,089,000 | 7,727 km² | Pashto | Composed of 23 districts |
| Nimruz | 3 | AF-NIM | Zaranj | 149,000 | 41,0005 km² | Balochi, Dari Persian and Pashto | Composed of 5 districts |
| Nurestan | 31 | AF-NUR | Kamdesh | km² | Nuristani Pashto | Composed of 7 districts | |
| Orūzgān | 11 | AF-ORU | Tarin Kowt | 400,000 | 22,696 km² | Pashto | Composed of 6 districts |
| Paktia | 24 | AF-PIA | Gardez | 415,000 | 6,432 km² | Pashto | Composed of 11 districts |
| Paktika | 25 | AF-PKA | Sharan | 352,000 | 19,482 km² | Pashto | Composed of 15 districts |
| Panjshir | 28 | AF-PAN | Bazarak | 128,620 | 3,610 km² | Dari Persian | Created in 2004 |
| Parwan | 20 | AF-PAR | Charikar | 726,000 | 5,974 km² | Pashto Dari Persian | Composed of 9 districts |
| Samangan | 14 | AF-SAM | Aybak | 378,000 | 11,262 km² | Uzbek languageDari Persian | Composed of 5 districts |
| Sar-e Pol | 9 | AF-SAR | Sar-e Pol | 468,000 | 15,999 km² | Dari Persian and Uzbek | composed of 6 districts |
| Takhar | 27 | AF-TAK | Taloqan | 750,000 | 12,333 km² | Pashto Dari Persian and Uzbek | Composed of 12 districts |
| Wardak | 21 | AF-WAR | Meydan Shahr | 413,000 | 8,938 km² | Pashto | Composed of 9 districts |
| Zabul | 17 | AF-ZAB | Qalat | 365,920 | 17,343 km² | Pashto | Composed of 9 districts |
Historical provinces
References
See also
External links
- Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
- USAID-Afghanistan: Activities by Province
- Provincial Governors
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