Provinces o Afghanistan

The provinces o Afghanistan are the primary admeenistrative diveesions o Afghanistan. As o 2004, there are thirty-fower provinces (ولايت wilayat) in the kintra. Ilka province is further dividit intae destricts.

Provincial govrenments are led bi a govrenor. Ilka province is representit in the govrenment o Afghanistan bi twa members in the Hoose o Elders. Ane is electit bi the provincial cooncil tae a fower year term while the seicont is electit bi the destrict cooncils tae a three year term. Representation in the Hoose o the Fowk is directly frae the destricts, although in ilka province, twa o the representatives must be weemen. They are appointit bi the Preses o Afghanistan.

Provinces o Afghanistan
 Province map o Afghanistan 400x400px

 Provinces of AfghanistanReferences and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual provincial articles.ProvinceMap #ISO 3166-2:AFISO 3166-2:AF (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of Afghanistan)CentersPopulationAurie (km²)LeidNotesU.N. Region Badakhshan  30  AF-BDS  Fayzabad  819,396  44,059  Dari Persie, Pamiri leids, Pashto  29 destricts  North East Afghanistan Badghis  4  AF-BDG  Qala i Naw  499,393  20,591  Dari Persie, Pashto  7 destricts  Wast Afghanistan Baghlan  19  AF-BGL  Puli Khumri  741,690  21,118 Dari Persie, Uzbek, Turkmen, Pashto  16 destricts  North East Afghanistan Balkh  13  AF-BAL  Mazar-i-Sharif  1,123,948  17,249  Dari Persie, Pashto  15 destricts  North Wast Afghanistan Bamyan  15  AF-BAM  Bamyan  343,892  14,175  Dari Persie  7 destricts  Central Afghanistan Daykundi  10  AF-DAY  Nili  477,544  18,088  Dari Persie an Pashto  8 destrictsFormit frae Urozgan Province in 2004  Sooth Wast Afghanistan Farah  2  AF-FRA  Farah  493,007  48,471  Pashto, Dari Persie, Baloch 11 destricts  Wast Afghanistan Faryab  5  AF-FYB  Maymana  833,724  20,293  Uzbek, Dari Persie, Pashto & Turkmen  14 destricts  North Wast Afghanistan Ghazni  16  AF-GHA  Ghazni  1,080,843  22,915  Pashto, Dari Persie  19 destricts  Sooth East Afghanistan Ghōr  6  AF-GHO  Chaghcharan  635,302  36,479  Dari Persie, Pashto  10 destricts  Wast Afghanistan Helmand  7  AF-HEL  Lashkar Gah  1,441,769  58,584  Pashto, Dari Persie  13 destricts  Sooth Wast Afghanistan Herat  1  AF-HER  Herat  1,762,157  54,778  Dari Persie, Pashto, Turkmen 15 destricts  Wast Afghanistan Jowzjan  8  AF-JOW  Sheberghan  426,987  11,798  Uzbek, Turkmen,Pashto & Dari Persie 9 destricts  North Wast Afghanistan Kabul  22  AF-KAB  Kabul  3,314,000  4,462  Dari Persie, Turkmen, Pashto an Uzbek  18 destricts  Central Afghanistan Kandahar  12  AF-KAN  Kandahar  2,913,000  54,022  Pashto, Dari Persie  16 destricts  Sooth East Afghanistan Kapisa  29  AF-KAP  Mahmud-i-Raqi  358,268  1,842  Dari Persie, Pashto, Pashayi  7 destricts  Central Afghanistan Khost  26  AF-KHO  Khost  638,849  4,152  Pashto  13 destricts  Sooth East Afghanistan Kunar  34  AF-KNR  Asadabad  413,008  4,942  Pashto  15 destricts  North East Afghanistan Kunduz  18  AF-KDZ  Kunduz  820,000  8,040  Pashto, Dari Persie, Uzbek & Turkmen  7 destricts  North East Afghanistan Laghman  32  AF-LAG  Mihtarlam  382,280  3,843  Pashto, Pashai, Nuristani & Dari Persian  5 districts  East Afghanistan Logar  23  AF-LOW  Pul-i-Alam  322,704  3,880  Pashto, Dari Persie  7 destricts  Central Afghanistan Maidan Wardak  21  AF-WAR  Maidan Shar  529,343  9,934  Pashto, Dari Persie  9 destricts  Central Afghanistan Nangarhar  33  AF-NAN  Jalalabad  1,342,514  7,727  Pashto, Dari Persie  23 destricts  East Afghanistan Nimruz  3  AF-NIM  Zaranj  117,991  41,005  Balochi, Pashto & Dari Persie  5 destricts  Sooth Wast Afghanistan Nuristan  31  AF-NUR  Parun  130,964  9,225  Nuristani, Pashto  7 destricts  North East Afghanistan Paktia  24  AF-PIA  Gardēz  415,000  6,432  Pashto, Dari Persie  11 destricts  Sooth East Afghanistan Paktika  25  AF-PKA  Sharana  809,772  19,482  Pashto, Dari Persie  15 destricts  Sooth East Afghanistan Panjshir  28  AF-PAN  Bazarak  128,620  3,610  Dari Persie  5 districtsCreatit in 2004 frae Parwan Province  North East Afghanistan Parwan  20  AF-PAR  Charikar  491,870  5,974  Dari Persie, Pashto  9 destricts  Central Afghanistan Samangan  14  AF-SAM  Samangan  378,000  11,262  Dari Persie, Uzbek  5 destricts  North West Afghanistan Sar-e Pol  9  AF-SAR  Sar-e Pol  505,400  16,360  Dari Persie, Pashto an Uzbek  7 districts  North Wast Afghanistan Takhar  27  AF-TAK  Taloqan  830,319  12,333  Dari Persie, Uzbek, Pashto  12 destricts  North East Afghanistan Urozgan  11  AF-ORU  Tarinkot  320,589  12,696  Pashto, Dari Persie  6 destricts  Central Afghanistan Zabul  17  AF-ZAB  Qalat  244,899  17,343  Pashto, Dari Persie  9 destricts  Sooth East Afghanistan

 Historical provinces 
400px|A 32 province scheme wis in uise frae 1996 tae 2004

 See an aw 
Leet o current govrenors o Afghanistan
Destricts o Afghanistan

 References 

 Freemit airtins 

Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS) 
USAID-Afghanistan: Activities bi Province 
Provincial Govrenors 


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