Kunar Province

Kunar (Pashto: کونړ) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. About 413,008 people live in the province. Most of them are Pashtuns.

Kunar کنر‎
Province
Watapur District of Kunar Province in 2012
Map of Afghanistan with Kunar highlighted
Coordinates: 35.0°N 71.2°E / 35.0; 71.2
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Asadabad
Government
• Governor	Muhammad Qasim Khalid
• Deputy Governor	Abdullah [1]
• Police Chief	Abdul Haq Haqqani[1]
Area
• Total	4,339 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
	5556
Population  (2021)[2]
• Total	508,224
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-KNR
Main languages	Dari

Districts

The districts in Kunar Province as of March 2004 are:^[3]

Districts of Kunar

A bridge in Konar province.

Districts of Kunar Province

District	Capital	Pop.[4]	Area[5]	Notes
Asadabad		29,177		Is the Capital of Kunar Province, which includes Asadabad and adjacent towns, immediately surrounding the confluence of the Pech and Kunar Rivers
Bar Kunar		20,716
Chapa Dara		28,681
Dangam		15,509
Dara-I-Pech		44,958		Commonly known as the Pech District or Manogai District
Ghaziabad	Ghaziabad	7,500		formerly northern Bar Kunar District
Khas Kunar		31,950
Marawara		17,316
Narang Aw Badil		27,937
Nari		32,510
Nurgal		25,047
Sawkai		28,905
Shaigal Aw Shiltal		33,781		formed from northeastern Dangam District
Sirkani		24,080
Wata Pur		28,778		formed from northwestern Asadabad District

References

1. "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". November 7, 2021. Archived from the original on November 25, 2021. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
2. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
3. "Afghanistan Administrative Divisions" Archived 2010-09-23 at the Wayback Machine map, March 2007, Afghanistan Information Management Services (AIMS)
4. "Kunar Provincial profile" Afghanistan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD), as of 7 October 2010
5. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers