Kabul Province

Kabul

کابل
Kabul کابل
Province
	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
• 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)
• Total	5,572,630
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	10xx
ISO 3166 code	AF-KAB
Main languages	Dari; Pashto

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.

[1] "Taliban appoints new governors, police chiefs in key provinces". Amu TV. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 15 April 2024.

[auto-2] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.

[nsia-3] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2022-23" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, National Statistics and Information Authority. 1 April 2022.

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