Kapisa Province

Kapisa

کاپیسا
Kapisa کاپیسا
Province
	A road in the Tagab District of Kapisa Province
	Map of Afghanistan with Kapisa highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 35°00′N 69°42′E / 35.0°N 69.7°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Mahmud-i-Raqi
Government
• Governor	Mohammadullah Idris
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Asadullah Sanan
Area
• Total	1,842.1 km2 (711.2 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	496,840
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code	12xx
ISO 3166 code	AF-KAP
Main languages	Dari; Pashto

Kapisa (Dari/Pashto: کاپيسا) is the smallest of Afghanistan's thirty-four provinces and is located in the north-east of the country. It has an estimated population of 496,840 people ^[2] and an area of 1,842 km² (711 sq mi), making it the most densely populated province apart from Kabul Province.^[3] It borders Panjshir Province to the north, Laghman Province to the east, Kabul Province to the south and Parwan Province to the west. Mahmud-i-Raqi is the provincial capital, while the most populous city and district of Kapisa is Nijrab.

^ "په کاپیسا ولایت کې له واش پروژې څخه د افغاني سرې میاشتې ټولنې د رئیس لیدنه! | ARCS". arcs.af.
^ ^a ^b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "Afghanistan Provinces". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.

[1] "په کاپیسا ولایت کې له واش پروژې څخه د افغاني سرې میاشتې ټولنې د رئیس لیدنه! | ARCS". arcs.af.

[nsia-2] "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). nsia.gov.af. National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.

[3] "Afghanistan Provinces". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2013-05-02.

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