Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Afghanistan Complete Name: Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Native Name: Afghānistān ISO-Code: AFG Capital: Kābol

Contents

The provinces of Afghanistan and all cities of more than 10,000 inhabitants.

• Provinces
• Principal Cities
• Table of Cities

Provinces

	Name	Abbr.	Original	Capital	A (km2)	C 1979-06-23	E 2006-09-21
<	Badakhshān {Badakhshan}	BDS	بدخشان	Feyzābād	44,059	497,758	823,000
<	Bādghīs {Badghis}	BDG	بادغيس	Qal'eh-ye Now	20,591	209,526	429,500
<	Baghlān {Baghlan}	BGL	بغلان	Pol-e Khomrī	21,118	566,096	779,000
<	Balkh	BAL	بلخ	Mazār-e Sharīf	17,249	580,146	1,096,100
<	Bāmīān {Bamian}	BAM	باميان	Bāmīān	14,175	236,203	387,300
<	Dāikondi {Daikondi}	DAI	دایکندی	Nīlī	18,200	258,758	399,600
<	Farāh {Farah}	FRA	فراه	Farāh	48,471	234,621	438,000
<	Fāryāb {Faryab}	FYB	فارياب	Meymaneh	20,293	541,706	858,600
<	Ghaznī {Ghazni}	GHA	غزنى	Ghaznī	22,915	646,623	1,062,600
<	Ghowr	GHO	غور	Chaghcharān	36,479	337,492	598,600
<	Helmand	HEL	هلمند	Lashkar Gāh	58,584	517,645	799,000
<	Herāt {Herat}	HER	هرات	Herāt	54,778	793,198	1,578,200
<	Jowzjān {Jowzjan}	JOW	جوزجان	Sheberghān	11,798	305,080	461,700
<	Kābol {Kabol}	KAB	كابل	Kābol	4,462	1,373,572	3,138,100
<	Kāpīsā {Kapisa}	KAP	كاپيسا	Maḥmūd-e Rāqī	1,842	250,553	382,600
<	Khowst	KHO	خوست	Khowst	4,152	207,206	498,000
<	Konarhā {Konarha}	KNR	ﺎه ﺮﻨﮐ	Asadābād	4,942	222,902	390,200
<	Kondūz {Konduz}	KDZ	قندوز	Kondūz	8,040	555,437	851,300
<	Laghmān {Laghman}	LAG	لغمان	Mehtar Lām	3,843	259,301	386,400
<	Lowgar	LOW	لوگر	Pol-e 'Alam	3,880	202,761	339,700
<	Maydān-Wardak {Maydan-Wardak}	MDW	وردك	Maydān Shahr	8,938	285,557	517,200
<	Nangarhār {Nangarhar}	NAN	ننگرهار	Jalālābād	7,727	745,986	1,289,000
<	Nīmrūz {Nimruz}	NIM	نيمروز	Zaranj	41,005	103,634	141,400
<	Nūrestān {Nurestan}	NUR	نورستان	Nūrestān	9,225	78,569	128,400
<	Orūzgān {Oruzgan}	ORU	ارزگان	Tarīn Kowt	12,600	177,600	303,600
<	Paktīā {Paktia}	PIA	پكتيا	Gardīz	6,432	288,432	477,500
<	Paktīkā {Paktika}	PKA	پكتيكا	Sharan	19,482	245,229	377,100
<	Panjshīr {Panjshir}	PAN	پنجشیر	Bāzārak	3,610	95,222	133,200
<	Parvān {Parvan}	PAR	پروان	Chārīkār	5,974	409,528	573,100
<	Qandahār {Qandahar}	KAN	قندهار	Qandahār	54,022	574,954	1,011,700
<	Samangān {Samangan}	SAM	سمنگان	Aybak	11,262	261,693	334,800
<	Sar-e Pol	SAR	سر پل	Sar-e Pol	15,999	324,528	482,900
<	Takhār {Takhar}	TAK	تخار	Tāloqān	12,333	519,752	845,300
<	Zābol {Zabol}	ZAB	زابل	Qālat	17,343	179,362	263,200
	Afghanistan	AFG	افغانستان	Kābol	645,807	13,086,630	22,575,900

• (2006) Central Statistics Office Afghanistan (web).
  Note: The above population figures do not include nomades (so-called kuchies); their number is about 2.5 million in 1979 and 1.5 million in this decade.

Principal Cities

Name Adm. C E 2006-09-21 1 Kābol KAB 2,536,300 2 Herāt HER 349,000 3 Qandahār KAN 324,800 4 Mazār-e Sharīf BAL 300,600 5 Jalālābād NAN 168,600 6 Kondūz KDZ 117,500 7 Pol-e Khomrī BGL 87,400 8 Meymaneh FYB 67,800 9 Sheberghān JOW 66,200 10 Tāloqān TAK 59,300 11 Baghlān BGL 56,200

Table of Cities

	Name	Adm.	C C 1979-06-23	C E 2006-09-21
<	Andkhvoy	FYB	13,137	26,700
<	Āqchah {Aqchah}	JOW	8,876	19,800
<	Asadābād {Asadabad}	KNR	2,089	11,200
<	Aybak	SAM	4,938	24,000
<	Baghlān {Baghlan}	BGL	39,228	56,200
<	Balkh	BAL	7,242	12,700
<	Bāmīān {Bamian}	BAM	7,355	10,400
<	Bāzārak {Bazarak}	PAN	...	...
<	Chaghcharān {Chaghcharan}	GHO	2,974	5,700
<	Chāh Āb {Chah Ab}	TAK	10,827	19,500
<	Chārīkār {Charikar}	PAR	22,424	46,600
<	Emām Shāḥeb {Emam Shaheb}	KDZ	12,655	28,800
<	Farāh {Farah}	FRA	18,797	30,200
<	Feyzābād {Feyzabad}	BDS	9,098	27,200
<	Gardīz {Gardiz}	PIA	9,550	20,000
<	Ghaznī {Ghazni}	GHA	30,425	48,700
<	Ghūrīān {Ghurian}	HER	12,404	28,300
<	Herāt [Herat] {Herat}	HER	140,323	349,000
<	Jalālābād {Jalalabad}	NAN	53,915	168,600
<	Kābol [Kabul] {Kabol}	KAB	913,164	2,536,300
<	Khānābād {Khanabad}	KDZ	26,803	33,700
<	Kholm	BAL	28,078	40,800
<	Khowst	KHO	1,865	9,500
<	Kondūz {Konduz}	KDZ	53,251	117,500
<	Koshk	HER	5,410	14,000
<	Lashkar Gāh {Lashkar Gah}	HEL	21,600	35,900
<	Maḥmūd-e Rāqī {Mahmud-e Raqi}	KAP	1,200	1,200
<	Maydān Shahr {Maydan Shahr}	MDW	2,048	2,400
<	Mazār-e Sharīf {Mazar-e Sharif}	BAL	103,372	300,600
<	Mehtar Lām {Mehtar Lam}	LAG	3,987	4,200
<	Meymaneh	FYB	38,251	67,800
<	Nīlī {Nili}	DAI	...	...
<	Nūrestān (Pārwon) {Nurestan}	NUR	...	...
<	Paghmān {Paghman}	KAB	19,135	17,600
<	Pol-e 'Alam {Pol-e Alam}	LOW	3,896	4,500
<	Pol-e Khomrī {Pol-e Khomri}	BGL	31,101	87,400
<	Qālat {Qalat}	ZAB	5,946	9,900
<	Qal'eh-ye Now {Qaleh-ye Now}	BDG	5,340	12,000
<	Qal'eh-ye Zāl {Qaleh-ye Zal}	KDZ	11,632	15,300
<	Qandahār [Kandahar] {Qandahar}	KAN	178,409	324,800
<	Rostāq {Rostaq}	TAK	6,629	10,500
<	Sang-e Chārak {Sang-e Charak}	SAR	7,744	10,400
<	Sar-e Pol	SAR	15,699	24,900
<	Sharan	PKA	1,398	2,200
<	Sheberghān {Sheberghan}	JOW	18,955	66,200
<	Tāloqān {Taloqan}	TAK	19,925	59,300
<	Tarīn Kowt {Tarin Kowt}	ORU	3,362	5,500
<	Zaranj	NIM	6,477	21,400

• (2006) Central Statistics Office Afghanistan (web).