Maidan Wardak Province

Maidan Wardak
میدان وردک‎
Province
A settlement in Wardak along the road between Kabul and Bamiyan
A settlement in Wardak along the road between Kabul and Bamiyan
Map of Afghanistan with Wardak highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Wardak highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34°24′N 68°24′E / 34.4°N 68.4°E / 34.4; 68.4
Country Afghanistan
CapitalMaidan Shar
Government
 • GovernorMuhammad Amin Jan[1]
 • Deputy GovernorSher Ahmad Ammar[1]
 • Police ChiefSheikh Mohammad Sharif Halimi[2]
Area
 • Total10,348 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
 • Land10,348 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total671,817
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 codeAF-WAR
Main languagesPashto
Hazaragi and Dari

Maidan Wardak Province (also spelled Maidan Wardag, or Maidan Vardak, Pashto: میدان وردګ Persian: میدان وردک, [Maidan warˈdak]) is one of thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the central east part of Afghanistan. About 540,100 people live in the province. The capital is Maidan Shar.

Districts

Districts of Wardak.
Districts of Wardak Province
District Capital Population[4] Area[5] Ethnical data(%)[6] Notes
Chak 83,376 1,273 100% Pashtuns
Day Mirdad 28,865 56% Hazaras, 44% Pashtuns
Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud 25,079 90% Hazaras, 10% Pashtuns
Jaghatu 46,667 88% Pashtuns, 22% Hazaras Shifted from Ghazni Province in 2005
Jalrez 44,873 48% Pashtuns, 47% Hazaras, 5% Tajiks
Markazi Bihsud 94,328 85% Hazaras, 15% Pashtuns
Maidan Shar 35,008 85% Pashtuns, 14% Tajiks, 1% Hazaras
Narkh 56,354 80% Pashtuns, 15% Tajiks, 5% Hazaras
Saydabad 114,793 1,163 100% Pashtuns

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  2. ↑ https://moi.gov.af/ps/%D8%AF-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AF%DA%AB%D9%88-%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D9%86%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%BC%D8%A7%DA%A9%D9%84-%D8%B4%D9%88%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AF-%DA%A9%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%88-%DA%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88-%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%88-%DA%A9%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%84-%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%AF
  3. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ http://www.mrrd.gov.af/nabdp/Provincial%20Profiles/Wardak%20PDP%20Provincial%20profile.pdf Archived 2009-07-03 at the Wayback Machine Wardak Provincial Profile - MRRD
  5. ↑ "FAO in Afghanistan - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org.
  6. ↑ Ethnic demographic statistics taken from http://www.aims.org.af Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine