Kabul Province

Kabul
کابل‎
Province
Map of Afghanistan with Kabul highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Kabul highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34°00′N 69°00′E / 34.00°N 69.00°E / 34.00; 69.00
Country Afghanistan
CapitalKabul
Government
 • GovernorMohammad Aman Obaid
 • Deputy GovernorMufti Mohammad Idris
 • Police ChiefWali Jan Hamza
Area
 • Total4,523 km2 (1,746 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total5,385,526
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 codeAF-KAB
Main languagesDari
Pashto

Kābul (Persian: کابل Kābol, Pashto: کابل Kābəl) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in eastern Afghanistan, The capital of the province is Kabul City, which is also the country's capital. There are about 3.5 million people living in the province as of 2009.

Districts

Districts of Kabul Province
District Capital Population Area Ethnic data (%) Notes
BagramiBagrami85,000Pashtuns (majority)
Tajiks
Chahar AsyabQalai Naeem32,500Pashtuns, Tajiks and few Hazara
Deh SabzTarakhel47,90070% Pashtuns
30% Tajiks
FarzaDehnawe Farza19,100Pashtuns and TajiksCreated in 2005 from Mir Bacha Kot District
GuldaraGuldara20,30050% Tajiks
50% Pashtuns
IstalifIstalif29,800Tajik, Pashtun and Hazara
KabulKabul (capital)1,925,54825% Pashtun
25% Hazara
45% Tajiks
2% Uzbek
1% Balochi
1% Turkmen
1% others
KalakanKalakan26,900Predominantly Tajik, some Pashtun
Khaki JabbarKhak-i Jabbar75,00095% Pashtuns
5% Tajiks
Mir Bacha KotMir Bacha Kot46,300Predominantly Tajik, some Pashtun Sub-divided in 2005
MussahiMussahi30,000Pashtuns, Tajiks
PaghmanPaghman150,00070% Pashtuns
30% Tajiks
QarabaghQara Bagh67,70060% Tajiks
40% Pashtuns
ShakardaraShakar Dara72,900Tajik majority
SurobiSurobi150,00090% Pashtuns and the rest are Pashais

Sports

Kabul is the center of annual buzkashi and football tournaments.

References

  1. ↑ "Taliban appoints new governors, police chiefs in key provinces". Amu TV. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 29 February 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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  3. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Central Statistics Office, Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2009/10". Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  5. ↑ "FAO in Afghanistan - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org.
  6. ↑ Ethnic demographic statistics taken from http://www.aims.org.af Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-10-27. Retrieved 2012-04-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Char Asiab Archived 2006-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  9. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Deh Sabz Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  10. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Farza Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  11. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Guldara Archived 2011-05-17 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  12. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Istalif Archived 2005-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  13. ↑ "Kabul Provincial Profile", NABP (National Area-Based Development Programme), Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Ethnic Groups (PDF) (Map). National Geographic Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
  15. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Kalakan Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  16. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Khak-e-Jabbar Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  17. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Mir Bacha Kot Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  18. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Mussahi Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  19. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Paghman Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  20. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Qarabagh Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  21. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Shakardara Archived 2005-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.
  22. ↑ UNHCR Sub-Office Central Region - District Profile - Sarobi Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) Retrieved on 2011-1-22.