Chaparhar District

Chaparhar is a district in the centre of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 54,858 in 2002, of whom 21,800 were children under 12. The district is within the heartland of the Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns, but there are many other tribes there as well, the most prominent of which are Daulatzai and Taraki.^[2] The district centre is the village of Chaparhar.^[3]

Chaparhar District چپرهار
District
Chaparhar District, Nangarhar Province
Chaparhar District Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°19′20″N 70°23′07″E
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Nangarhar Province
District centre	Chaparhar
Population  (2002[1])
• Total	54,858
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

References

1. "MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
2. Nangarhar Province Tribal Map (Page 9). Naval Postgraduate School.
3. UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-05-16, accessed 2006-07-07 (PDF)]

External links

• Map of Chaparhar district (PDF)