Daykundi Province

Daykundi دایکندی
Province
The town of Nili, the provincial center of Daykundi
Map of Afghanistan with Daikundi highlighted
Coordinates: 33.75°N 66.25°E / 33.75; 66.25
Country	Afghanistan
Established	2004
Capital	Nili
Government
• Governor	Aminullah Zubair
• Deputy Governor	Haji Sahib Rashid
Area
• Total	18,088 km2 (6,984 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	525,529
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-DAY
Main languages	Dari (Hazaragi dialect)
Website	daikundi.gov.af

Daykundi (Persian: دایکندی; also spelled Daikondi, Dāykondī, 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

Daykundi province grows almonds.

Governance

On 15 April 2011, Mr. Qurban Ali Oruzgani became Governor of Daikundi province.

Districts

Districts of Day Kundi Province

District	Capital	Population	Area	Notes
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