Mata Khan District (Pashto: متا خان ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی متاخان) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Andar tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1] The estimated population in 2019 was 26,720.[2]
Mata Khan
متا خان | |
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District | |
 Mata Khan district (in purple) within the province of Paktika. | |
  Mata Khan Location in Afghanistan | |
| Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 68°53′10″E / 33.2969°N 68.8861°E | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Paktika |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 26,720 |
| Time zone | UTC+4:30 |
Mata Khan District is located in the northern part of Paktika province, bordering Paktia's Zurmat District and Ghazni's Andar District. It's postal/zip code is 2459.
References
edit- ^ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
- ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
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