Nangarhar Province

Nangarhar (Persian: ننګرهار Nangarhār) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the east of the country. Jalalabad is the capital. There are 10,500,000 people in the province.^[4]

Nangarhar Province ننگرهار‎
Province
Street in Jalalabad city Street in Jalalabad city
Map of Afghanistan with Nangarhar highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34.25°N 70.50°E / 34.25; 70.50
Country	Afghanistan
Capital	Jalalabad
Government
• Governor	Hajji Gul Mohammad[1]
• Deputy Governor	Maulvi Niaz Mohammad Wahaj[2]
• Police Chief	Neda Mohammad
Area
• Total	7,727 km2 (2,983 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[3]
• Total	10,500,000
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 code	AF-NAN
Main languages	Farsi

Districts

Districts of Nangarhar (district names in Dari)

Nangarhar province is divided into 22 districts, these are:

Districts of Nangarhar Province

District	Capital	Population[5]	Area[6]	Notes
Achin		95,468
Bati Kot		71,308
Bihsud		118,934		Created in 2005 within Jalalabad District
Chaparhar		57,339
Dara-I-Nur		28,202
Dih Bala		33,294
Dur Baba		13,479
Goshta		31,130
Hisarak		28,376
Jalalabad		205,423		Sub-divided in 2005
Kama		52,527
Khogyani		111,479
Kot		52,154		Created in 2005 within Rodat District
Kuz Kunar		42,823
Lal Pur		18,997
Momand Dara		42,103
Nazyan		16,328
Pachir Aw Agam		40,141
Rodat		63,357		Sub-divided in 2005
Sherzad		63,232
Shinwar		64,872
Surkh Rod		91,548