Mata Khan
متا خان
District
Mata Khan district (in purple) within the province of Paktika.
Mata Khan district (in purple) within the province of Paktika.
Mata Khan is located in Afghanistan
Mata Khan
Mata Khan
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 68°53′10″E / 33.2969°N 68.8861°E / 33.2969; 68.8861
Country Afghanistan
ProvincePaktika
Population
 (2019)
 • Total26,720
Time zoneUTC+4:30

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 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

  1. ↑ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
  2. ↑ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 11 April 2020.


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