Kunduz Province
Kunduz or Qunduz (Persian: قندوز, Pashto: کندوز) is one of the provinces of Afghanistan. It is in northern Afghanistan. There are about 820,000 people who live in the Province.[1]
Kunduz
قندوز کندوز | |
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 Map of Afghanistan with Kunduz highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 36.8°N 68.8°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Capital city | Kunduz |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,040 km2 (3,100 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
| • Total | 953,800 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (310/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-KDZ |
| Main languages | Dari Persian Pashto Uzbek Turkmen |
The Kunduz River valley is the main feature of the Kunduz Province.
Districts
Districts of Kunduz.
| District | Capital | Population | Area[2] | Demographics[3] | Notes |
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| Ali Abad | 45,851 | 47% Pashtuns, 45% Tajik, 20% Hazara, 18% Uzbek | |||
| Archi | 99,000 | 40% Pashtuns, 35% Uzbek, 15% Tajik, 10% Turkman | |||
| Chahar Dara | 69251 | 55% Pashtuns, 25% Tajik, 12% Uzbek, 8% Turkmen | |||
| Imam Sahib | 250,000 | 45% Uzbeks, 25% Pashtuns, 25% Tajiks,
5% Turkmens | |||
| Khan Abad | 110,000 | 40% Pashtuns, 25% Tajik, 20% Hazara, 25% Tajik, 10% Uzbek, 5% Pashai | |||
| Kunduz | 259,497 | ||||
| Qalay-I-Zal | 90% Turkmens, 10% Pashtuns |
Related pages
References
- "Afghanistan Provinces". www.statoids.com.
- "FAO in Afghanistan - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org.
- "Ethnic data taken from UNHCR Kunduz District Profiles on aims.org.af". Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2012-04-17.
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