Nangarhar Province

Nangarhar Province

ننگرهار‎
Nangarhar Province ننگرهار‎
Province
	Street in Jalalabad city
	Map of Afghanistan with Nangarhar highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 34.25°N 70.50°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Jalalabad
Government
• Governor	Hajji Gul Mohammad[1]
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Niaz Mohammad Wahaj[2]
• Police Chief	Neda Mohammad
Area
• Total	7,727 km2 (2,983 sq mi)
Population (2021)[3]
• Total	1,735,531
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-NAN
Main languages	Pashto, Dari

Nangarhar (Pashto: ننګرهار Nangarhār) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Jalalabad is the capital. There are 1,383,900 people in the province.[4]

Districts

Districts of Nangarhar (district names in Dari)

Nangarhar province is divided into 22 districts, these are:

**Districts of Nangarhar Province**
District	Population[5]	Notes
Achin	95,468
Bati Kot	71,308
Bihsud	118,934	Created in 2005 within Jalalabad District
Chaparhar	57,339
Dara-I-Nur	28,202
Dih Bala	33,294
Dur Baba	13,479
Goshta	31,130
Hisarak	28,376
Jalalabad	205,423	Sub-divided in 2005
Kama	52,527
Khogyani	111,479
Kot	52,154	Created in 2005 within Rodat District
Kuz Kunar	42,823
Lal Pur	18,997
Momand Dara	42,103
Nazyan	16,328
Pachir Aw Agam	40,141
Rodat	63,357	Sub-divided in 2005
Sherzad	63,232
Shinwar	64,872
Surkh Rod	91,548

References

"Taliban appoint new leaders of two provinces in Eastern Afghanistan after deadly attacks". The Nation. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-24.
"ننګرهارکې پر خواوشاه دوه زره کورنیو نغدې او ژمنۍ مرستې وویشل شوې نور حال په راپور کښې". 20 December 2021.
"Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 24, 2021 suggested (help)
Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2010/11 Archived 2016-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Central Statistics Office Afghanistan
http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Nangarhar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Archived 2010-03-04 at the Wayback Machine MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province
"FAO in Afghanistan - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org.

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[1] "Taliban appoint new leaders of two provinces in Eastern Afghanistan after deadly attacks". The Nation. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

[2] "ننګرهارکې پر خواوشاه دوه زره کورنیو نغدې او ژمنۍ مرستې وویشل شوې نور حال په راپور کښې". 20 December 2021.

[nsia-3] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; June 24, 2021 suggested (help)

[CSO-4] Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2010/11 Archived 2016-04-29 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), Central Statistics Office Afghanistan

[5] ttp://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Nangarhar%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Archived 2010-03-04 at the Wayback Machine MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province

[6] "FAO in Afghanistan - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org.