Kunar Province

province of Afghanistan

Kunar (Pashto: کونړ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. About 413,008 people live in the province. Most of them are Pashtuns.

Kunar
کنر
Watapur District of Kunar Province in 2012
Watapur District of Kunar Province in 2012
Map of Afghanistan with Kunar highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Kunar highlighted
Coordinates: 35°00′N 71°12′E / 35.0°N 71.2°E / 35.0; 71.2
Country Afghanistan
CapitalAsadabad
Government
 • GovernorMuhammad Qasim Khalid
 • Deputy GovernorAbdullah [1]
 • Police ChiefAbdul Haq Haqqani[1]
Area
 • Total4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
 5556
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total508,224
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 codeAF-KNR
Main languagesDari

Districts

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The districts in Kunar Province as of March 2004 are:[3]

Districts of Kunar
A bridge in Konar province.
Districts of Kunar Province
DistrictCapitalPop.[4]Area[5]Notes
Asadabad29,177Is the Capital of Kunar Province, which includes Asadabad and adjacent towns, immediately surrounding the confluence of the Pech and Kunar Rivers
Bar Kunar20,716
Chapa Dara28,681
Dangam15,509
Dara-I-Pech44,958Commonly known as the Pech District or Manogai District
GhaziabadGhaziabad7,500formerly northern Bar Kunar District
Khas Kunar31,950
Marawara17,316
Narang Aw Badil27,937
Nari32,510
Nurgal25,047
Sawkai28,905
Shaigal Aw Shiltal33,781formed from northeastern Dangam District
Sirkani24,080
Wata Pur28,778formed from northwestern Asadabad District

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". November 7, 2021.
  2. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
  3. "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
  4. "Kunar Provincial profile" Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), as of 7 October 2010
  5. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers