Mata Khan District

Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 68°53′10″E / 33.2969°N 68.8861°E / 33.2969; 68.8861
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Mata Khan
متا خان
District
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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. Central Statistics Organization
    . 18 November 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 11 April 2020.