Urgun

Urgun ارګون
Urgun Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°54′2.160″N 69°09′24.840″E / 32.90060000°N 69.15690000°E / 32.90060000; 69.15690000
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Paktika Province
District	Urgun District
Elevation	2,315 m (7,595 ft)
Population 2014 elections
• Total	0.5 million
• Ethnicities	Pashtuns
• Religions	Islam/Sunni/Hanafi
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Urgun^{[pronunciation?]} (Pashto: ارګون) is the main town of the Urgun District of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. With an estimated population of 10,665,^[1] Urgun is the largest city of Paktika, while Urgun District, with a population of 89,718, is also the most populous district of the province. Urgun historically used to be the capital of Paktika, but in the 1970s, the capital was shifted from Urgun to Sharana in the west because Urgun was not easily accessible from the main Kabul–Kandahar Highway.