Provinces of Afghanistan

The provinces of Afghanistan are the primary administrative divisions of Afghanistan. As of 2004, there are thirty-four provinces (ولايت wilayat) in the country. Each province is further divided into districts.

Provincial governments are led by a governor. Each province is represented in the government of Afghanistan by two members in the House of Elders. One is elected by the provincial council to a four-year term while the second is elected by the district councils to a three-year term. Representation in the House of the People is directly from the districts, although in each province, two of the representatives must be women. They are appointed by the President of Afghanistan.

Provinces of Afghanistan [edit]

**Province map of Afghanistan**

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

Historical provinces [edit]

References [edit]

^ References and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual provincial articles.
^ ISO 3166-2:AF (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of Afghanistan)
^ http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Development%20Plan.htm

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[1] References and details on data provided in the table can be found within the individual provincial articles.

[2] ISO 3166-2:AF (ISO 3166-2 codes for the provinces of Afghanistan)

[3] ttp://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Development%20Plan.htm

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