Baghlan Province

Baghlan
بغلان
Map of Afghanistan with Baghlan highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Baghlan highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 36°N 69°E / 36°N 69°E / 36; 69
Country Afghanistan
CapitalPuli Khumri
Government
 • GovernorQari Bakhtiar Muaz[1]
 • Deputy GovernorMohammad Idris[1]
 • Police ChiefSafiullah [1]
Area
 • Total21,118 km2 (8,154 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total1,033,760
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)
Postal code
36xx
ISO 3166 codeAF-BGL
Main languagesDari (Persian)

Baghlan (Dari and Pashto: بغلان [bɐɣˈlɑːn]) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the north of the country. As of 2020, the province has a population of about 1,014,634.[3]

Its capital is Puli Khumri, but its name comes from the other major town in the province, Baghlan. The ruins of a Zoroastrian fire temple, the Surkh Kotal, are located in Baghlan. The lead nation of the local Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) was Hungary, which operated from 2006 to 2015.

  1. ^ a b c "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول". 7 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2020-21" (PDF). Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, National Statistics and Information Authority. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.