Logar Province of Afghanistan

Logar is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. The word of Logar is built from two Pashto words: Loy “Great"and Ghar "Mountain". It is located in the eastern zone, southeast of Kabul, and the geography of the province centers on the large Logar River which enters the province through the west and leaves to the north. Its capital is Pul-i-Alam

Geography;

Logar can be generally described as a relatively flat river valley in the north and central regions, surrounded by rugged mountains to the east, south, and southwest. The district of Azra, in the east, consists almost entirely of mountains, while travel to the Paktia Province to the south is limited to the Tera Pass, a 2896 m high road that was recently completed as part of the international reconstruction effort in Afghanistan.

Although the government of Afghanistan recognizes the Azra district as being in Logar, many widely-accepted maps include it in the Paktia province to the south.

Demographics;

Pashtuns are the majority in Logar province with 60% of the population. Persian speaking Tajiks and Hazaras are 40% of the population.

District	Population
Azra	14,550
Baraki Barak	78,063
Charkh	40,492
Kharwar	26,607
Khoshi	15,127
Mohammad Agha	58,979
Pul-i-Alam	88,886

Capital;

Pul-i-Alam

Area;

3,880 km² (1,498 sq mi)

Population;

332,451 and 550,300

Main Languages;

Pashto

Dari Persian

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Logar Province of Afghanistan

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