Administrative divisions of Afghanistan: map and list
Explore 34 named first-level map divisions for Afghanistan. If you searched for its states, provinces or regions, use this interactive reference map to browse the names and compare outline-derived size estimates.
The source is a generalized beta map layer. Its boundary hierarchy and names may not match the current official administrative register. No population or socioeconomic figures are inferred from map shapes.
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Within-country comparison
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Badakhshan43,660.3 km²Approximate outline areaBadghis20,597 km²Approximate outline area
Mapped-area difference23,063.3 km²
Outline-size ratio2.12×
These are estimates calculated from generalized map polygons. They are not official land-area figures and do not include population, income, health, or education statistics.
Names represented in the source layer
Afghanistan regions and divisions
34 listed
Division name
Mapped-area estimate
Comparison action
Badakhshan
43,660.3 km²
Badghis
20,597 km²
Baghlan
17,858 km²
Balkh
16,017.7 km²
Bamyan
17,730.1 km²
Farah
49,423.2 km²
Faryab
20,726.1 km²
Ghazni
22,063.1 km²
Ghōr
36,128 km²
Helmand
57,351.2 km²
Herat
55,445 km²
Jowzjan
11,264.6 km²
Kabul
4,420.3 km²
Kandahar
53,533.3 km²
Kapisa
1,860.5 km²
Khost
4,035.3 km²
Kunar
4,657.6 km²
Kunduz
8,002.1 km²
Laghman
3,894.6 km²
Logar
4,459.3 km²
Maidan Wardak
10,160 km²
Nangarhar
7,340 km²
Nimruz
42,130.4 km²
Nuristan
8,879.7 km²
Paktia
5,411.3 km²
Paktika
18,831.5 km²
Parwan
3,688.3 km²
Parwan
5,612.1 km²
Samangan
13,205.5 km²
Sar-e Pol
16,127 km²
Takhar
12,210.7 km²
Urozgan
11,305.5 km²
Urozgan
17,222.6 km²
Zabul
17,141 km²
Map names and generalized outlines: Natural Earth — Admin 1 states and provinces, 1:10m, version 5.1.1.Approximate outline area calculated from generalized spherical geometry using a mean Earth radius of 6,371,008.8 metres. This is not an official land-area statistic.