Charikar (چارکار) is one of the districts of Parwan province in Afghanistan. It has an estimated population of around 198,306 residents (2019).[1] They belong to various ethnic groups and use Dari as lingua franca.[2] The district's capital is Charikar.
Charikar
چاریکار | |
|---|---|
 Beside the Golbahar River | |
  Charikar Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 34°56′52″N 69°18′42″E / 34.9477°N 69.3116°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Province | Parwan |
| Capital | Charikar |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "Parwan Province". Program for Culture & Conflict Studies. Naval Postgraduate School. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
The population of approximately 560,000 is composed of Pashtun, Tajik, Uzbek, Qizilbash, Kuchi, Hazara, Turkmen and other minority groups.
External links
edit- Beautiful views of Charikar, center of Parwan on YouTube
- Supervised by the police chief of Parwan, Charikar city on YouTube
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