34 Provinces of Afghanistan

Explore all 34 provinces of Afghanistan - history, geography, culture, education and more.

34provinces
401districts
~652,000 km²area
2official languages
6neighbouring countries
28Most districts — Badakhshan

Provinces and districts by region

Open any province to read about it and see the introduction of each of its districts.

Central6 provinces · 60 districts
Kabul 15Bamyan 7Wardak 9Parwan 10Ghor 10Daikundi 9
Eastern6 provinces · 64 districts
Laghman 5Nangarhar 22Logar 7Kunar 15Nuristan 8Kapisa 7
Southeastern4 provinces · 62 districts
Ghazni 19Paktia 11Paktika 19Khost 13
Southern4 provinces · 47 districts
Kandahar 16Uruzgan 7Zabul 11Helmand 13
Southwestern1 province · 5 districts
Nimroz 5
Western2 provinces · 27 districts
Herat 16Farah 11
Northwestern2 provinces · 21 districts
Faryab 14Badghis 7
Northern6 provinces · 63 districts
Balkh 15Kunduz 7Baghlan 15Jawzjan 11Samangan 8Sari Pul 7
Northeastern3 provinces · 52 districts
Badakhshan 28Takhar 17Panjshir 7

All 34 provinces

Laghman
Laghman
Mihtarlam · Eastern
Pop: 458,800
📍 5 districts
Kabul
Kabul
Kabul City · Central
Pop: 4,679,648
📍 15 districts
Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar City · Southern
Pop: 1,307,682
📍 16 districts
Herat
Herat
Herat City · Western
Pop: 1,902,263
📍 16 districts
Balkh
Balkh
Mazar-i-Sharif · Northern
Pop: 1,382,155
📍 15 districts
Nangarhar
Nangarhar
Jalalabad · Eastern
Pop: 1,600,523
📍 22 districts
Kunduz
Kunduz
Kunduz City · Northern
Pop: 1,011,777
📍 7 districts
Badakhshan
Badakhshan
Faizabad · Northeastern
Pop: 1,063,019
📍 28 districts
Ghazni
Ghazni
Ghazni City · Southeastern
Pop: 1,270,318
📍 19 districts
Baghlan
Baghlan
Pul-e Khumri · Northern
Pop: 988,377
📍 15 districts
Takhar
Takhar
Taloqan · Northeastern
Pop: 986,573
📍 17 districts
Faryab
Faryab
Maimana · Northwestern
Pop: 1,007,169
📍 14 districts
Jawzjan
Jawzjan
Sheberghan · Northern
Pop: 553,244
📍 11 districts
Samangan
Samangan
Aybak · Northern
Pop: 421,480
📍 8 districts
Bamyan
Bamyan
Bamyan City · Central
Pop: 447,218
📍 7 districts
Wardak
Wardak
Maidan Shahr · Central
Pop: 659,462
📍 9 districts
Logar
Logar
Pul-e Alam · Eastern
Pop: 421,289
📍 7 districts
Paktia
Paktia
Gardez · Southeastern
Pop: 603,128
📍 11 districts
Paktika
Paktika
Sharan · Southeastern
Pop: 437,595
📍 19 districts
Khost
Khost
Khost City · Southeastern
Pop: 613,671
📍 13 districts
Kunar
Kunar
Asadabad · Eastern
Pop: 456,279
📍 15 districts
Nuristan
Nuristan
Parun · Eastern
Pop: 169,042
📍 8 districts
Kapisa
Kapisa
Mahmud-i-Raqi · Eastern
Pop: 460,627
📍 7 districts
Panjshir
Panjshir
Bazarak · Northeastern
Pop: 173,453
📍 7 districts
Parwan
Parwan
Charikar · Central
Pop: 706,312
📍 10 districts
Badghis
Badghis
Qala Naw · Northwestern
Pop: 553,028
📍 7 districts
Ghor
Ghor
Chaghcharan · Central
Pop: 748,840
📍 10 districts
Daikundi
Daikundi
Nili · Central
Pop: 473,975
📍 9 districts
Uruzgan
Uruzgan
Tarin Kowt · Southern
Pop: 390,925
📍 7 districts
Zabul
Zabul
Qalat · Southern
Pop: 331,546
📍 11 districts
Helmand
Helmand
Lashkar Gah · Southern
Pop: 1,146,000
📍 13 districts
Farah
Farah
Farah City · Western
Pop: 528,317
📍 11 districts
Nimroz
Nimroz
Zaranj · Southwestern
Pop: 180,726
📍 5 districts
Sari Pul
Sari Pul
Sari Pul City · Northern
Pop: 574,381
📍 7 districts