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Kandahar Province

Coordinates: 31°00′N 65°30′E / 31.0°N 65.5°E / 31.0; 65.5
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Kandahar
Pashto: کندهار ولايت
Persian: ولایت قندهار
View of Arghandab River Valley
Nickname: 
Loy kandahar
Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Kandahar highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 31°00′N 65°30′E / 31.0°N 65.5°E / 31.0; 65.5
Country Afghanistan
CapitalKandahar
Government
 • GovernorZalmay Wesa
Area
 • Total54,022 km2 (20,858 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total1,151,100
 • Density21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30
Area codeAF-KAN
Main languagesPashto

Kandahar or Qandahar (Pashto: کندھار or قندهار) (Persian: قندهار) is one of the largest of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is located in southern Afghanistan, between Helmand, Oruzgan and Zabul provinces. Its capital is the city of Kandahar. There are about 913,000 people who live in the province.

Districts

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The following is a list of the districts of Kandahar Province:

Districts of Kandahar.
Districts of Kandahar Province
District Capital Population[1] Area[2] Notes
Arghandab 51,600
Arghistan 28,900
Daman 24,800
Ghorak 8,000
Kandahar 468,200
Khakrez 19,200
Maruf 27,700
Maywand 40,700
Miyanishin 12,600 Created in 2005 within Shah Wali Kot District
Nesh 11,300 Transferred from Oruzgan Province in 2005
Panjwayi 82,800
Reg 1,600
Shah Wali Kot 36,400 Sub-divided in 2005
Shorabak 9,600
Spin Boldak 41,000
Zhari 49,500 Created in 2005 from parts of Maywand and Panjwaye Districts

References

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  1. Kandahar PDP Provincial profile Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, MRRD - National Area Base Development Programme
  2. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers