Samangan Province
Samangan (Persian: سمنگان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. About 313,211 people live in the Province, as of 2006.[2] The capital is Samangan.
Samangan Province
سمنگان | |
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 Samangan Province | |
 Location of Samangan within Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 36°16′N 68°1′E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Samangan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11,262 km2 (4,348 sq mi) |
| Population (2009)[1] | |
| • Total | 350,400 |
| • Density | 31/km2 (81/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (AST) |
| Main language(s) | Dari Persian, Uzbek |
Districts
| District | Capital | Population [2] | Area[3] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aybak | Aybak, Samangan | 85,427 | 909.91676 | |
| Darah Sof Balla | Darah Sof Balla | 52,473 | Created in 2005 within Darah Sof District | |
| Darah Sof Payan | Darah Sof Payan | 55,858 | 4539.27567 | Created in 2005 within Darah Sof District |
| Feroz Nakhchir | Feroz Nakhchir | 11,701 | Created within Khulmi District and shifted from Balkh Province in 2005 | |
| Hazrati Sultan | Hazrati Sultan | 36,690 | 1223.92574 | |
| Khuram Wa Sarbagh | Khuram Wa Sarbagh | 30,704 | ||
| Ruyi Du Ab | Ruyi | 40,358 |
References
- Central Statistics Office of Afghanistan. "Settled Population of country by Provinces and sex for 2006-2009 years". Archived from the original on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- "Samangan" (PDF). Government of Afghanistan. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
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