Back ولاية كابل Arabic Provincia de Kabul AST Kabil vilayəti Azerbaijani کابل ویلایت AZB Кабул (правінцыя) Byelorussian Кабул (правінцыя) BE-X-OLD Кабул (провинция) Bulgarian কাবুল প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Província de Kabul Catalan Wilāyat-e Kābul CEB
Kabul
کابل | |
|---|---|
 Map of Afghanistan with Kabul highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Capital): 34°00′N 69°00′E / 34.00°N 69.00°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Capital | Kabul |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mohammad Aman Obaid[1] |
| • Deputy Governor | Mufti Mohammad Idris |
| • Police Chief | Wali Jan Hamza |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,523 km2 (1,746 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | |
• Total | 5,572,630 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal codes | 10xx |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-KAB |
| Main languages | Dari Pashto |
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Kabul (Dari/Pashto: کابل), situated in the east of the country, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. The capital of the province is Kabul city, which is Afghanistan's capital and largest city. The population of the Kabul Province is over 5.5 million people as of 2022,[3] of which over 85 percent live in urban areas. The current governor of the province is Qari Baryal.
It borders the provinces of Parwan to the north, Kapisa to the north-east, Laghman to the east, Nangarhar to the south-east, Logar to the south, and Wardak to the west.
- ^ "Taliban appoints new governors, police chiefs in key provinces". Amu TV. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2022-23" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, National Statistics and Information Authority. 1 April 2022.