Wardak Province

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Wardak وردک
Capital  • Coordinates	Meydan Shahr  • ~° N ~° E
Population (~)  • Density	~  • /km²
Area	~ km²
Time zone	UTC+4:30
Main language(s)	Pashto

Wardak (Pashto: وردک, also spelt Vardak) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Meydan Shahr.

The population, about 70,000, is a mixture of 90% Pashtuns, 8% Hazaras and 2% others. Most Wardak residents are Pashto speakers.

[edit] Districts

• Maydan Shahr
• Jalrez
• Hisa-I- Awali Bihsud
• Markazi Bihsud
• Day Mirdad
• Chaki Wardak
• Saydabad
• Nirkh
• Jaghatu

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Provinces of Afghanistan

Badakhshan • Badghis • Baghlan • Balkh • Bamyan • Daykundi • Farah • Faryab • Ghazni • Ghor • Helmand • Herat • Jowzjan • Kabul • Kandahar • Kapisa • Khost • Kunar • Kunduz • Laghman • Lowgar • Nangarhar • Nimruz • Nurestan • Oruzgan • Paktia • Paktika • Panjshir • Parvan • Samangan • Sar-e Pol • Takhar • Wardak • Zabul