Nangarhar Province
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Nangarhar (ننګرهار) | |
Province | |
Country | Afghanistan |
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Capital | Jalalabad |
- coordinates | 34°15′N 70°30′E / 34.25°N 70.50°E |
Area | 7,727 km² (2,983 sq mi) |
Population | 1,436,000 (2013) [1] |
Governor | Gul Agha Shirzai |
Timezone | GMT+4:30 |
Main language | Pashto |
Nangarhar (Pashto: ننګرهار Nangarhār) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Jalalabad is the capital. There are 1,383,900 people in the province.[1]
Districts[change | change source]

Districts of Nangarhar (district names in Dari)
Nangarhar province is divided into 22 districts, these are:
District | Capital | Population[2] | Area[3] | Notes |
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Achin | 95,468 | |||
Bati Kot | 71,308 | |||
Bihsud | 118,934 | Created in 2005 within Jalalabad District | ||
Chaparhar | 57,339 | |||
Dara-I-Nur | 28,202 | |||
Dih Bala | 33,294 | |||
Dur Baba | 13,479 | |||
Goshta | 31,130 | |||
Hisarak | 28,376 | |||
Jalalabad | 205,423 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
Kama | 52,527 | |||
Khogyani | 111,479 | |||
Kot | 52,154 | Created in 2005 within Rodat District | ||
Kuz Kunar | 42,823 | |||
Lal Pur | 18,997 | |||
Momand Dara | 42,103 | |||
Nazyan | 16,328 | |||
Pachir Aw Agam | 40,141 | |||
Rodat | 63,357 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
Sherzad | 63,232 | |||
Shinwar | 64,872 | |||
Surkh Rod | 91,548 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2010/11 (PDF), Central Statistics Office Afghanistan
- ↑ http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Nangarhar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province
- ↑ "FAO in Afghanistan - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org. no-break space character in
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