page_title: Nangarhar Province
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Nangarhar Province / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: US Army ethnolinguistic map of Afghanistan -- circa 2001-09.
context_page_description: Nangarhār also called Nangrahar or Ningrahar, is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the eastern part of the country and bordering Logar, Kabul, Laghman and Kunar provinces as well as an international border with Pakistan. It is divided into twenty-two districts and has a population of about 1,436,000, the third highest of the country's 34 provinces. The city of Jalalabad is the capital of Nangarhar province.
context_section_description: As of 2013, the total population of the province is about 1,436,000. Pashtuns make around 55% of the province, Pashais around 25% and Tajiks around 20%   The 18th edition Ethnologue states on p. 48 that Nangarhar is the center of the (smaller) Northern Pashtu language in Afghanistan. Only 1 in 5 Afghan Pashtus use the Northern variety.
caption: Ethnolinguistic groups in Afghanistan
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