Logar Province

Logar

لوگر
Logar; لوگر
Province
	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
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Inamullah Salahuddin
• Police Chief	Mohammaduddin Shah Mukhtab
Area
• Total	4,568 km2 (1,764 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• 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 (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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[1] 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).

[azamnews-2] "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.

[nsia-3] "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.

[understandingwar-4] Cite error: The named reference understandingwar was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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