Faryab Province

Faryab

فاریاب‎
Faryab فاریاب‎
Province
	Mountains and River in Faryab province
	Map of Afghanistan with Faryab highlighted
	Coordinates (Capital): 36°15′N 64°50′E / 36.250°N 64.833°E
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Maymana
Government
• Governor	Qari Sahib Hafizullah Pahlawan
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Sahib Abdul Wali Atqani
• Police Chief	Huzaifa Sahib
Area
• Total	20,797.6 km2 (8,030.0 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	1,129,528
• Density	54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-FYB

Fāryāb (Persian: فاریاب) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. The capital is Maymana. Most of the people are Uzbek.

Politics

The governor of the province is Abdul Haq Shafaq.

Districts

**Districts of Faryab Province**
District	Population	Notes
Almar
Andkhoy		Sub-divided in 2005
Bilchiragh		Sub-divided in 2005
Dawlat Abad	39,000
Ghormach		Added to Faryab Province in December 2008 by Presidential decree
Gurziwan		Created in 2005 within Bilchiragh District
Khani Chahar Bagh	22,000
Khwaja Sabz Posh
Kohistan	38,200
Maymana	68,000
Pashtun Kot	159,300
Qaramqol	17,100
Qaysar	122,300
Qurghan		Created in 2005 within Andkhoy District
Shirin Tagab	65,800

References

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↑ "Area and Administrative and Population". Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-01-17. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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