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 and Dari dialects) Pashto |
 Map of Afghanistan with Day Kundi highlighted
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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.
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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". http://www.statoids.com/uaf.html.
- ↑ "World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2013-01-05. http://archive.is/pcsgo.
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
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