Parwan Province
province of Afghanistan
Parwān (Persian/Pashto: پروان), also spelled Parvān, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. There are about 560,000 people.[5] The capital is Charikar.
Parwan
پروان | |
|---|---|
 The Salang Pass during winter | |
 Map of Afghanistan with Parwan highlighted | |
| Coordinates (Capital): 35°00′N 69°00′E / 35.0°N 69.0°ECoordinates: 35°00′N 69°00′E / 35.0°N 69.0°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Capital | Charikar |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Mullah Mohammad Farid Omar[1] |
| • Deputy Governor | Maulvi Dost Mohammad Haqqani[2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5,974 km2 (2,307 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 751,040 |
| • Density | 130/km2 (330/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-PAR |
| Main languages | Dari[4] |
In 329 BC, Alexander the Great formed the settlement of Parwan. It was conquered by the Arabs in 792.[6]
DistrictsEdit
| District | Capital | Population | Area[7] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagram | 95,423 | |||
| Charikar (Capital) | 230,613 | |||
| Ghorband | 74,123 | |||
| Jabal Saraj | 80,052 | Sub-divided in 2005 | ||
| Kohi Safi | 13,627 | |||
| Salang | 33,627 | |||
| Sayed Khel | 63,334 | Created in 2005 within Jabul Saraj District | ||
| Shekh Ali | 22,831 | |||
| Shinwari | 39,057 | |||
| Surkhi Parsa | 33,639 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "د پروان د استخباراتو نوي رييس په کار پيل وکړ". باختر خبری آژانس. November 4, 2021.
- ↑ "نشست محاکم پروان برگزار شد". آژانس خبری باختر. August 31, 2021.
- ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 29, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ↑ "Parwan Provincial profile" (PDF). United Nations. Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
Persian and Pashto are the main languages spoken in the province; however Persian speakers outnumber Pashto speakers by a ratio of 5 to 2.
- ↑ "Parwan Province". Program for Culture & Conflict Studies. Naval Postgraduate School. November 15, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ↑ Frye, Richard Nelson (1999). "Farwan (also Parwan)". Encyclopaedia of Islam CD-ROM Edition v. 1.0. Leiden, The Netherlands: Koninklijke Brill NV. Retrieved on December 18, 2007.
- ↑ Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers
