Kandahar District
District in Kandahar, Afghanistan
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Kandahar District (Pashto: د کندهار ولسوالی; Dari: ولسوالی قندهار) is one of the 20 districts of Kandahar Province in southern Afghanistan, with an estimated population of 732,629 settled residents.[4] It encompasses Kandahar, the capital and largest city of Kandahar Province.
Kandahar District
د کندهار ولسوالی ولسوالی قندهار | |
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 Interactive map of Kandahar District | |
| Country |  Afghanistan |
| Province | Kandahar |
| Center | Kandahar |
| No. of nahias | 15 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Mullah Hekmatullah |
| Area | |
| • Land | 273 km2 (105 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,010 m (3,310 ft) |
| Population | |
• Estimate (2025) | 732,629 |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-KAN |
| Website | kandahar-m |
The administrative center of Kandahar District is the city of Kandahar, which is divided into 15 nahias (city districts).[3] Every nahia has a police station and a number of neighborhoods. Mullah Hekmatullah serves as the current mayor of the city.[1] His predecessor was Haji Nimatullah Hassan.[5]
Kandahar District has a land area of 273 km2 (105 sq mi) or 27,337 ha (67,550 acres).[2][3] In 2015 the district had 61,902 dwelling units in it.[3]
Kandahar District borders the following districts, in clockwise: Shah Wali Kot District in the north; Daman District in the east and south; Panjwai District in the southwest; Zherai District in the west; and Arghandab District in the northwest.
