Maidan Wardak Province

province of Afghanistan

Maidan Wardak Province (also spelled Maidan Wardag, or Maidan Vardak, Pashto: میدان وردګ Persian: میدان وردک, [Maidan warˈdak]) is one of thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the central east part of Afghanistan. About 540,100 people live in the province. The capital is Maidan Shar.

Maidan Wardak
میدان وردک
A settlement in Wardak along the road between Kabul and Bamiyan
A settlement in Wardak along the road between Kabul and Bamiyan
Map of Afghanistan with Wardak highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Wardak highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34°24′N 68°24′E / 34.4°N 68.4°E / 34.4; 68.4
Country Afghanistan
CapitalMaidan Shar
Government
 • GovernorMuhammad Amin Jan[1]
 • Deputy GovernorSher Ahmad Ammar[1]
 • Police ChiefSheikh Mohammad Sharif Halimi[2]
Area
 • Total10,348 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
 • Land10,348 km2 (3,995 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total671,817
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
ISO 3166 codeAF-WAR
Main languagesPashto
Hazaragi and Dari

Districts

Districts of Wardak.
Districts of Wardak Province
DistrictCapitalPopulation[4]Area[5]Ethnical data(%)[6]Notes
Chak83,3761,273100% Pashtuns
Day Mirdad28,86556% Hazaras, 44% Pashtuns
Hisa-I-Awali Bihsud25,07990% Hazaras, 10% Pashtuns
Jaghatu46,66788% Pashtuns, 22% HazarasShifted from Ghazni Province in 2005
Jalrez44,87348% Pashtuns, 47% Hazaras, 5% Tajiks
Markazi Bihsud94,32885% Hazaras, 15% Pashtuns
Maidan Shar35,00885% Pashtuns, 14% Tajiks, 1% Hazaras
Narkh56,35480% Pashtuns, 15% Tajiks, 5% Hazaras
Saydabad114,7931,163100% Pashtuns

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