Logar Province

Logar
لوگر
Aerial view of Mohammad Agha District in Logar province
Aerial view of Mohammad Agha District in Logar province
Map of Afghanistan with Logar highlighted
Map of Afghanistan with Logar highlighted
Coordinates (Capital): 34°00′N 69°12′E / 34.0°N 69.2°E / 34.0; 69.2
Country Afghanistan
CapitalPuli Alam
Government
 • GovernorMaulvi Inayatullah[1]
 • Deputy GovernorMaulvi Inamullah Salahuddin[2]
 • Police ChiefMohammaduddin Shah Mukhtab[2]
Area
 • Total4,568 km2 (1,764 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total442,037
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (AFT)
Postal code
14xx
ISO 3166 codeAF-LOG
Main languagesDari
Pashto

Logar (Pashto/Dari: لوگر) is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan located in the eastern section of the country. It is divided into 7 districts and contains hundreds of villages. Puli Alam is the capital of the province. As of 2021, Logar has a population of approximately 442,037 people,[3] most of whom are ethnic Pashtuns and Tajiks.[4]

The Logar River enters the province through the west and leaves to the north.

  1. ^ کاکړ, جاويد هميم (14 March 2022). "سرپرست حکومت په وزارتونو، ولایتونو او قول اردو ګانو کې نوې ټاکنې وکړې" [The caretaker government held new elections in ministries, provinces and corps] (in Pashto).
  2. ^ a b "د نږدې شلو ولایاتو لپاره نوي والیان او امنیې قوماندانان وټاکل شول" [New governors and police chiefs were elected for nearly twenty provinces] (in Pashto). 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2021-22" (PDF). National Statistic and Information Authority (NSIA). April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  4. ^ "Understanding War". Understanding War. Retrieved 2013-08-17.