Mata Khan District

Mata Khan
متا خان
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 / 33.2969; 68.8861
Country Afghanistan
ProvincePaktika
Population
 (2019)
 • Total
26,720
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. Its 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.