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Districts of Afghanistan

Districts of Afghanistan
Afghanistan political map-provinces named

This is a list of districts of Afghanistan, known as wuleswali (Pashto: ولسوالۍ‎, wuləswāləi; Persian: ولسوالی‎, shahrestān). These are secondary level administrative units, one level below the provinces. The Afghan government issued its first district map in 1973.[1][2] It recognized 325 districts, counting wuleswalis (districts), alaqadaries (sub-districts), and markaz-e-wulaiyat (provincial center districts).[2] In the ensuing years additional districts have been added through splits, and a few eliminated through mergers. In June 2005, the Afghan government issued a map of 398 districts.[3] It was widely adopted as by many information management systems, though usually with the addition of Sharak-e-Hayratan for a 399 district total. Here is a link to a clean rendering of the 399 district set as a spreadsheet from an official Afghan source.[4] It remains the de facto standard, as of late 2018, despite a string of government announcements of the creation of new districts.

The latest set includes 421 districts. "Almost unnoticed,the country’s Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) have come up with a joint, consolidated list of how many districts Afghanistan has. It has handed this list over to the Independent Election Commission (IEC) that has used it in preparing the elections. The number is: 387. [Or 387 "districts" and 34 "provincial center districts" for 421 districts in total].[5] Here is an external link to a spreadsheet of some of the more recent generations of district sets.[6]

The list below includes districts with links to other Wikipedia pages. It doesn't correspond with any particular district set. It lacks a number of districts currently recognized by the Afghan government, and lacks some others that are popularly but not officially recognized.

Northern Afghanistan

North East Afghanistan

Badakhshan Province

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  • Arghanj Khwa - formerly part of Fayzabad District
  • Argo - formerly part of Fayzabad District
  • Baharak
  • Darayim - formerly part of Fayzabad District
  • Fayzabad
  • Ishkashim
  • Jurm
  • Khash - formerly part of Jurm District
  • Khwahan
  • Kishim
  • Kohistan - formerly part of Baharak District
  • Kuf Ab - formerly part of Khwahan District
  • Kuran Wa Munjan
  • Maimay -formerly part of Darwaz District
  • Nusay - formerly part of Darwaz District
  • Ragh
  • Shahri Buzurg
  • Shekay - formerly part of Darwaz District
  • Shighnan
  • Shuhada - formerly part of Baharak District
  • Tagab - formerly part of Fayzabad District
  • Tishkan - formerly part of Kishim District
  • Wakhan
  • Wurduj - formerly part of Baharak District
  • Yaftali Sufla - formerly part of Fayzabad District
  • Yamgan - formerly part of Baharak District
  • Yawan - formerly part of Ragh District
  • Zebak

Baghlan Province

Districts of Baghlan.

Kunduz Province

Districts of Kunduz.

Takhar Province

Districts of Takhar.
  • Baharak - formerly part of Taluqan District
  • Bangi
  • Chah Ab
  • Chal
  • Darqad
  • Dashti Qala - formerly part of Khwaja Ghar District
  • Farkhar
  • Hazar Sumuch - formerly part of Taluqan District
  • Ishkamish
  • Kalafgan
  • Khwaja Bahauddin - formerly part of Yangi Qala District
  • Khwaja Ghar
  • Namak Ab - formerly part of Taluqan District
  • Rustaq
  • Taluqan
  • Warsaj
  • Yangi Qala

North West Afghanistan

Balkh Province

Districts of Balkh.

Faryab Province

Districts of Faryab.

Jowzjan Province

Districts of Jowzjan.

Samangan Province

Districts of Samangan.
  • Aybak
  • Dara-I-Sufi Balla - part of the former Dara-I-Suf District
  • Dara-I-Sufi Payan - part of the former Dara-I-Suf District
  • Feroz Nakhchir - formerly part of Khulmi District; shifted from Balkh Province
  • Hazrati Sultan
  • Khuram Wa Sarbagh
  • Ruyi Du Ab

Sar-e Pol Province

Districts of Sar-e Pol.
  • Balkhab
  • Gosfandi - formerly part of Sayyad District
  • Kohistanat
  • Sangcharak
  • Sar-e Pul
  • Sayyad
  • Sozma Qala

Central Afghanistan

Central Afghanistan

Bamyan Province

Districts of Bamyan.

Kabul Province

Districts of Kabul.

Kapisa Province

Districts of Kapisa.

Logar Province

Districts of Logar.
  • Azra - shifted from Paktia Province
  • Baraki Barak
  • Charkh
  • Kharwar - formerly part of Charkh District
  • Khoshi
  • Mohammad Agha
  • Puli Alam

Panjshir Province

District of Panjshir.
  • Anaba - part of the former Panjsher District
  • Bazarak - part of the former Panjsher District
  • Darah - part of the former Hisa Duwum Panjsher District
  • Khenj - part of the former Hisa Awal Panjsher District
  • Paryan - part of the former Hisa Awal Panjsher District
  • Rokha - created from parts of the former Hisa Duwum Panjsher and Panjsher Districts
  • Shotul - part of the former Panjsher District

Parwan Province

Districts of Parwan.
  • Bagram
  • Chaharikar
  • Ghorband
  • Jabal Saraj
  • Kohi Safi
  • Salang
  • Sayed Khel - formerly part of Jabul Saraj District
  • Shekh Ali
  • Shinwari
  • Surkhi Parsa

Wardak Province

Districts of Wardak.

Eastern Afghanistan

Kunar Province

Districts of Kunar.

Laghman Province

Districts of Laghman.

Nangarhar Province

Districts of Nangarhar.

Nuristan Province

Districts of Nuristan.
  • Bargi Matal
  • Du Ab - created from parts of Nuristan and Mandol Districts
  • Kamdesh
  • Mandol
  • Nurgaram - created from parts of Nuristan and Wama Districts
  • Parun - formerly part of Wama District
  • Wama
  • Waygal

Western Afghanistan

Badghis Province

Districts of Badghis.

Farah Province

Districts of Farah.

Ghor Province

Districts of Ghor.

Herat Province

Districts of Herat.

Southern Afghanistan

South East Afghanistan

Ghazni Province

Districts of Ghazni.

Khost Province

Districts of Khost.

Paktia Province

Districts of Paktia.
  • Ahmad Aba - formerly part of Said Karam District
  • Ahmadkhel
  • Dand Aw Patan
  • Gardez
  • Janikhel
  • Said Karam
  • Shwak
  • Tsamkani
  • Zadran
  • Zazi
  • Zurmat

Paktika Province

Districts of Paktika.
  • Barmal
  • Dila
  • Gayan
  • Gomal
  • Janikhel - formerly part of Khairkot District
  • Khairkot
  • Mata Khan
  • Nika
  • Omna
  • Sar Hawza
  • Surobi
  • Sharan
  • Terwa - formerly part of Wazakhwa District
  • Urgun
  • Wazakhwa
  • Wor Mamay
  • Yahya Khel - formerly part of Khairkot District
  • Yusufkhel - formerly part of Khairkot District
  • Ziruk

South West Afghanistan

Daykundi Province

Districts of Daykundi.
  • Ishtarlay - part of the former Daykundi District; shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Kajran - shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Khadir - part of the former Daykundi District; shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Kiti - formerly part of Kajran District; shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Miramor - formerly part of Sharistan District; shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Nili - part of the former Daykundi District; shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Sangtakht - part of the former Daykundi District; shifted from Uruzgan Province
  • Shahristan - shifted from Uruzgan Province

Helmand Province

Districts of Helmand.

Kandahar Province

Districts of Kandahar.

Nimruz Province

Districts of Nimruz.
  • Chahar Burjak
  • Chakhansur
  • Kang
  • Khash Rod
  • Zaranj

Uruzgan Province

Districts of Orūzgān.
  • Chora
  • Deh Rawood
  • Gizab
  • Khas Uruzgan
  • Shahidi Hassas
  • Tarinkot

Zabul Province

Districts of Zabūl.
  • Argahandab
  • Atghar
  • Daychopan
  • Kakar - formerly part of Argahandab District
  • Mezana
  • Naw Bahar - created from parts of Shamulzuyi and Shinkay Districts in Zabul Province .
  • Qalat (technically only a municipality, not a district)
  • Shah Joy
  • Shamulzayi
  • Shinkay
  • Tarnak Wa Jaldak

See also

  • List of splits and creations of districts in Afghanistan

References

  1. ^ Minor Civil Divisions Map 1:1,000,000 scale Afghan Demographic Studies, Ministry of Planning, Ashraf et al., 1973
  2. ^ a b Afghanistan; Districts and Codes by Province, Edition 2.0, AID / Rep. DC&A Mapping Unit, October 1991, Peshawar, Pakistan [1]
  3. ^ Empirical Studies of Conflict program, Princeton University. "Administrative Boundaries : 398 Districts". Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  4. ^ "District names in English and Dari, latitude/longitude centerpoint for each of the 399 district-level entities recognized by the Afghanistan government. It is based on data provided by the Afghanistan Geodesic and Cartographic Head Office (AGCHO) in August 2010. It was formatted and posted by Princeton University's Empirical Studies of Conflict site". August 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Ruttig, Thomas. "Good news and bad news about district numbers". Afghanistan Analysts Network. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  6. ^ Spreadsheet listing of the 399, 407, 419 and 421 district sets. "Afghanistan District Maps; Lookup Tool tab". Retrieved February 24, 2019.

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