province is divided into 15 Districts. The provincial capital is Asad Abad which has a population of about 29177 inhabitants. Demography and Population Kunar has a total population of 413008. There are 64588 households in the province, and households on average have 8 members. The following table shows the population by district. Population by Districts District Number of males Number of females Total population Asaad Abad_ Konarha Centre 15023 14154 29177 Watapoor 14507 14271 28778 Dar-i-Pech 23150 21808 44958 Narang Wa Badil 14115 13822 27937 Sar Kani 12165 11915 24080 Mara Wara 8692 8624 17316 Dangam 8004 7505 15509 Bar Kunar 10533 10183 20716 Shigel Was Sheltan 17200 16581 33781 Chapa Dara 14751 13930 28681 Noorgol 13048 11999 25047 Sawkai 14950 13955 28905 Khas Kunar 16074 15876 31950 Nari 16811 15699 32510 Ghazi Abad 12046 11617 23663 Total 211069 201939 413008 Source: CSO/UNFPA Socio Economic and Demographic Profile Around 96% of the population of Kunar lives in rural districts while 4% lives in urban areas. Around 51% of the population is male and 49% is female. The major ethnic groups living in Kunar province are Pashton, Ashkun, Gawar-Bati, Gujari, Pashayi and Waigali. This includes major tribes such as Safi, Salarzai, Mashwani, Mamon, Shinwari. Pashtu is spoken by 705 villages out of 771 villages and more than 90% of the population. Dari and Uzbeki are spoken in 2 villages each, Pashaie is spoken in 15 villages and Nooristani in 35 villages. Kunar province also has a population of Kuchis or nomads whose numbers vary in different seasons. In winter 13200 individuals, or 0.5% of the overall Kuchi population, stay in Kunar living in 20 communities. Two percent of these are short-range partially migratory, and the others are long-range partially migratory. Even of the long range migratory, most are partially migrating. The most important summer area for the short range migratory Kuchi is in Ghazi Abad district of Kunar province The most important summer areas for the long range migratory Kuchi are in Logar, Wardak and Parwan provinces (in decreasing order of importance). Only 10% own a house in their winter location, and these are all short-range migratory Kuchi. The Kuchi population in the summer is 1355 individuals.
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