Jowzjan Province
Jowzjan
جوزجان | |
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Landscape of Jowzjan | |
Map of Afghanistan with Jowzjan highlighted | |
| Coordinates: 36°45′N 66°00′E / 36.75°N 66.00°E | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Capital | Sheberghan |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Gul Haidar Shafiq |
| • Deputy Governor | Maulvi Gul Mohammad |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,798.3 km2 (4,555.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 613,481 |
| • Density | 52/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) |
| Postal code | 19xx |
| ISO 3166 code | AF-JOW |
| Main languages | Dari Pashto Turkmen Uzbek |
Jowzjan, sometimes spelled Jawzjan or Jowzjan (Dari: جوزجان) is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of villages. It has a population of about 613,481 residents, which is a multi-ethnic society. Sheberghan is the capital of Jowzjan province.