Nuristan Province

Nuristan

نورستان‎
Nuristan نورستان‎
Province
	A river in Nuristan Province
	Map of Afghanistan with Nuristan highlighted
	Coordinates: 35°15′N 70°45′E / 35.25°N 70.75°E
Country	Afghanistan
Provincial center	Parun
Government
• Governor	Hafiz Muhammad Aagha
• Deputy Governor	Sheikh Ismatullah
Area
• Total	9,225.0 km2 (3,561.8 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	166,676
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-NUR
Main languages	Nuristani languages ; Dari

Nuristān (Persian: نورستان), also spelled Nurestān or Nooristan, is a region in Afghanistan. It is in the south of the Hindu Kush valleys. The capital is Parun. The ethnic composition is 96% Nuristanis, 2% Pashtuns and 2% Gujars.

Districts

**Districts of Nuristan Province**
District	Center	Notes
Bargi Matal
Du Ab		Est. 2004 formerly part of Nuristan District and Mangol District
Kamdesh	Kamdish
Mandol		Lost territory to Du Ab District in 2004
Nurgram		Est. 2004 formerly part of Nuristan District and Wama District
Parun		Est. 2004 formerly part of Wama District
Wama		Lost territory to Parun District and Nurgram District in 2004
Waygal

References

↑ "د نورستان مرستیال والي وانټ وایګل ته سفر وکړ" [Vice-Governor of Nuristan visited Vant Weigel]. bakhtarnews.af.
↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021–22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
↑ Nuristan provincial profile profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers

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[1] "د نورستان مرستیال والي وانټ وایګل ته سفر وکړ" [Vice-Governor of Nuristan visited Vant Weigel]. bakhtarnews.af.

[nsia-2] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021–22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[mrrd-3] Nuristan provincial profile profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)

[4] Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers

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