Back ولاية لوكر Arabic Logar AST Lövgər vilayəti Azerbaijani لوقر ویلایت AZB Лагар (правінцыя) Byelorussian Лагар (правінцыя) BE-X-OLD Логар Bulgarian লগার প্রদেশ Bengali/Bangla Província de Lowgar Catalan Wilāyat-e Lōgar CEB
Logar
لوگر | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Mohammad Agha District in Logar province | |
 Map of Afghanistan with Logar highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Capital): 34°00′N 69°12′E / 34.0°N 69.2°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Capital | Puli Alam |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Maulvi Inayatullah[1] |
| • Deputy Governor | Maulvi Inamullah Salahuddin[2] |
| • Police Chief | Mohammaduddin Shah Mukhtab[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,568 km2 (1,764 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 442,037 |
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (AFT) |
| Postal code | 14xx |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-LOG |
| Main languages | Dari Pashto |
Logar (Pashto/Dari: لوگر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of the province. As of 2021, Logar has a population of approximately 442,037 people,[3] most of whom are ethnic Pashtuns and Tajiks.[4]
The Logar River enters the province through the west and leaves to the north.
- ^ کاکړ, جاويد هميم (14 March 2022). "سرپرست حکومت په وزارتونو، ولایتونو او قول اردو ګانو کې نوې ټاکنې وکړې" [The caretaker government held new elections in ministries, provinces and corps] (in Pashto).
- ^ a b "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول" [New governors and police chiefs were elected for nearly twenty provinces] (in Pashto). 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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