Urozgan Province

Urōzgān (Pashto: اروزگان), also spelled Uruzgan, Oruzgan, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. Its capital is Tarinkot. Most of the province is mountains.

Uruzgan اروزگان‎
Province
Aerial photograph of fields in Uruzgan Province
Map of Afghanistan with Uruzgan highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 32.8°N 66.0°E / 32.8; 66.0
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Tarinkot
Government
• Governor	Haji Dawat[1]
• Police Chief	Mullah Abdullah Bashir[2]
Area
• Total	12,640 km2 (4,880 sq mi)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	436,079
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-URU
Main languages	Pashto and Dari

Districts

Districts of Urozgan Province

District	Capital	Population	Area[4]	Notes
Chora		72,000
Deh Rawud	Deh Rawood	78,750
Gizab		59,000
Khas Urozgan		80,000
Shahidi Hassas (Cahar Chineh)		84,000
Tarinkot	Tarinkot	100,000

References

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 31 October 2022.
2. "ارزګان کې د طالبانو امنیه قوماندان: د دیني عالمانو جامه کې طالب ضد ډلې پیدا شوي". December 11, 2021.
3. "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020-21" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, National Statistics and Information Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
4. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers