Kapisa Province

province of Afghanistan

Kapisa (Pashto/Persian: کاپيسا) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north-east of the country. The capital is Mahmud-i-Raqi. There are about 364,900 people living in the province.

Kapisa
کاپیسا
Province
Map of Afghanistan with Kapisa highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Kapisa highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 35°00′N 69°42′E / 35.0°N 69.7°E / 35.0; 69.7
Country Afghanistan
CapitalMahmud-i-Raqi
Government
 • GovernorSyed Mohammad Khalid Hashimi
Area
 • Total1,842.1 km2 (711.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total441,010
 • Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30
ISO 3166 codeAF-KAP
Main languagesPashto, Persian and Pashayi

Kapisa province is 80 km north east of Kabul.

Districts change

 
Districts of Kapisa.
Districts of Kapisa Province
District District Center Population Area[2] Notes
Alasay
Hesa Awal Kohistan Created in 2005 within Kohistan District
Hesa Duwum Kohistan Created in 2005 within Kohistan District
Koh Band
Mahmud Raqi
Nijrab
Tagab

References change

  1. "Afghanistan's Provinces - Kapisa" (PDF). nps.edu.
  2. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers