Ghor Province

Ghōr (Pashto: غور, (Persian: غور), also spelled Ghowr or Ghur, is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in central Afghanistan, towards the northwest. The capital of Ghor is Chaghcharan.

Ghōr
غور
Province
Minaret of Jam, Shahrak District
Map of Afghanistan with Ghor highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34°N 65°E / 34; 65
Country Afghanistan
CapitalFiruzkoh
Area
 • Total36,478.8 km2 (14,084.5 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
 • Total700,296
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30
ISO 3166 codeAF-GHO
Main languagesDari Persian (Hazaragi)
Pashto

About 635,302 people live in Ghor Province.[2]

Districts
Districts of Ghor Province[3]
District Capital Population[2] Area Notes
Chaghcharan132,442Sub-divided in 2005
Charsada30,079Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District
Dawlat Yar33,364Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District
Du Layna38,654Created in 2005 in Chaghcharan District and Shahrak District
Lal Wa Sarjangal92,800
Pasaband92,356
Saghar30,497
Shahrak57,888
Taywara82,287
Tulak44,935

Politics

Governors

The current governor of Ghor is Sayyed Mohammad Eqbal Munib.

References
  1. "Afghanistan at GeoHive". GeoHive.com. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  2. "B. Demography and Population of Ghor Province" (PDF). United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and Afghanistan Statistical Yearbook 2006, Central Statistics Office. Afghanistan's Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  3. Afghanistan Geographic & Thematic Layers


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