Daikundi Province
Daikundi
دایکندی | |
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The town of Nili, the provincial center of Daikundi | |
Map of Afghanistan with Daikundi highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 33°45′N 66°15′E / 33.75°N 66.25°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Established | 2004 |
| Capital | Nili |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Aminullah Zubair |
| • Deputy Governor | Haji Sahib Rashid |
| Area | |
• Total | 18,088 km2 (6,984 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 525,529 |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (AFT) |
| Postal code | 42XX |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-DAY |
| Main languages | Dari, Hazaragi |
Daikundi (Dari/Hazaragi: دایکندی) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the central part of the country. It has a population of about 516,504 people, who are mostly peasants, traders, and shop owners.
Daikundi falls into the traditionally ethnic Hazara region known as the Hazarajat in the highlands of central Afghanistan with the provincial capital, Nili. It was carved out from the northern part of Uruzgan Province in 2004, becoming a separate province.
Daikundi is surrounded by Bamyan Province in the northeast, Ghazni Province in the southeast, Uruzgan Province in the south, Helmand Province in the southwest, and Ghor Province in the northwest.