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Kunar Province of Afghanistan

Posted by Viera Francesca Lovin Rebel in kunar on Saturday, March 26, 2011

Kunar is one of the 34 provinces of

Afghanistan

, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Asadabad. It is one of the four "N2KL" provinces (Nangarhar Province, Nuristan Province, Kunar Province and Laghman Province). N2KL is the designation used by US and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan for the rugged and very violent region along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border opposite Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas and North-West Frontier Province. Kunar is the center of the N2KL region.

Geography;

Kunar province is located in the east of

Afghanistan

. It borders with Nangarhar Province to the south, Nuristan Province to the north, Laghman Province to the west and has a border with Pakistan in the east. The province covers an area of 4339 km2. Nearly nine tenths (86%) of the province is mountainous or semi mountainous terrain while one eighth (12%) of the area is made up of relatively flat land. The primary geographic features of the province are (1) the lower Hindu Kush mountains which form, (2) the Kunar Valley, and (3) the Kunar River which flows

south along the north-south axis of the valley is a primary draining conduit for the Hindu Kush basin. The mountains, narrow valleys with steeps sides and river serve as formidable natural obstacles and have impacted all movement through the province throughout history. Even in the early 21st century movement on foot, with pack animals or with motorized vehicles is extremely limited and channeled due to the significant geographic restrictions.

Demographics & population;

The total population of Kunar was estimated to be around 413,008 (CSO Afghanistan, 2006).Pashtuns is in majority and make up 95% of the total population, followed by Nuristanis and Tajiks.

Around 96% of the population of Kunar lives in rural districts while 4% lives in urban areas.

District Population

Asadabad 29,177

Bar Kunar 20,716

Chapa Dara 28,681

Dangam 15,509

Dara-I-Pech 44,958

Khas Kunar 31,950

Marawara 17,316

Narang 27,937

Nari 32,510

Nurgol 25,047

Sawkai 28,905

Sirkani 24,080

Wata Pur 28,778

Shigal 33,781

Asmar

Capital;

Asadabad

Population;

413,008

Nain Language;

Pashto

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