Chaparhar District | |
Native Name: | چپرهار |
Native Name Lang: | ps |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Pushpin Map: | Afghanistan |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Afghanistan |
Coordinates: | 34.3222°N 70.3853°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Afghanistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Nangarhar Province |
Seat Type: | District centre |
Seat: | Chaparhar |
Population As Of: | 2002[1] |
Population Total: | 54,858 |
Timezone1: | Afghanistan Standard Time |
Utc Offset1: | +4:30 |
Demographics1 Title1: | Main language(s) |
Demographics1 Info1: | Pashto, Dari |
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 is within the heartland of the Shinwari tribe of Pashtuns, but there are many other tribes there as well, the most prominent of which are Daulatzai and Taraki.[2] The district centre is the village of Chaparhar.[3]