Chaparhar District

Chaparhar District
چپرهار
District

Chaparhar District, Nangarhar Province
Chaparhar District
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 34°19′20″N 70°23′07″E / 34.322150°N 70.385284°E / 34.322150; 70.385284Coordinates: 34°19′20″N 70°23′07″E / 34.322150°N 70.385284°E / 34.322150; 70.385284
Country  Afghanistan
Province Nangarhar Province
District centre Chaparhar
Population (2002[1])
  Total 54,858
Time zone UTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Standard Time)

Chaparhar is a district in the centre of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. Its population, which is 100% Pashtun, was estimated at 54,858 in 2002, of whom 21,800 were children under 12. The district centre is the village of Chaparhar. [2]

References

  1. "MRRD Provincial profile for Nangarhar Province" (PDF).
  2. UNHCR District Profile, dated 2002-05-16, accessed 2006-07-07 (PDF)]


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