Daykundi Province
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Day Kundi (دایکندی) | |
Province | |
Country | Afghanistan |
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Capital | Nili |
- coordinates | 33°45′N 66°15′E / 33.75°N 66.25°E |
Area | 18,088 km² (6,984 sq mi) [1] |
Population | 399,600 (2006) [2] |
Density | 49.4 /km² (128 /sq mi) |
Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
Main languages | Persian (Hazaragi dialect) |
Daykundi (Persian: دایکندی) also spelled Daikondi, Dāykondī or Daikundi or "Daykundi, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Day Kundi's capital is Nili. It is about 310 kilometres from Kabul. It is in the Hazarajat region.
Economy[change | change source]
Daykundi province grows almonds.
Governance[change | change source]
On 15 April 2011, Mr. Qurban Ali Oruzgani became Governor of Daikundi province.
Districts[change | change source]
District | Capital | Population | Area[3] | Notes |
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Ishtarlay | Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District | |||
Kajran | Transferred from Orūzgān Province in 2004 | |||
Khedir | Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District | |||
Kiti | Transferred from Orūzgān and created within Kajran District in 2004 | |||
Miramor | Transferred from Orūzgān and created within Shahristan District in 2004 | |||
Nili | Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District | |||
Sangi Takht | Created in 2004 from Day Kundi District | |||
Shahristan | Transferred from Orūzgān Province in 2004 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Statoids".
- ↑ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers