Paktika Province
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Paktika (پکتیکا) | |
Province | |
Country | Afghanistan |
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Capital | Sharana |
- coordinates | 32°30′N 68°48′E / 32.5°N 68.8°E |
Area | 19,482 km² (7,522 sq mi) |
Population | 393,800 (2009) [1] |
Timezone | UTC+4:30 |
Main language | Pashto |
Paktika (Pashto: پکتیکا) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the south-east of the country. Most of the people are Pashtun. Its capital is Sharana.
Districts[change | change source]
District | Capital | Population [2] | Area[3] | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Barmal | 88,028 | |||
Dila | 50,203 | |||
Gayan | 42,495 | |||
Gomal | 64,275 | |||
Janikhel | 35,251 | Created in 2004 within Zarghun Shar District | ||
Mata Khan | 19,758 | |||
Nika | 15,103 | |||
Omna | 25,690 | |||
Sar Hawza | 36,236 | |||
Surobi | 48,291 | |||
Sharana | 54,416 | |||
Terwa | 15,332 | Created in 2004 within Waza Khwa District | ||
Urgun | 89,718 | |||
Waza Khwa | 50,818 | Sub-divided in 2004 | ||
Wor Mamay | 30,135 | |||
Yahyakhel | 30,161 | Created in 2004 within Zarghun Shar District | ||
Yusufkhel | 32,648 | Created in 2004 within Zarghun Shar District | ||
Zarghun Shar | Zarghun Shar | 38,024 | Sub-divided in 2004 | |
Ziruk | 43,190 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan. "Settled Population of country by Provinces and sex for 2006-2009 years". Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ Paktika provincial profile, June 2004, profile compiled by the National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
- ↑ Andrew Ross (ross@undpafg.org.pk. "Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers". Fao.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.