v. Modern Province

Balḵ is a province (welāyat) of northern Afghanistan which covers 11,833 km². In 1363 Š./1984 it was divided into seven districts (woloswālī) and four subdistricts (ʿalāqadārī). The main town and provincial capital is Mazār-e Šarīf (q.v.) and three more localities within the province have urban status (Balḵ, Dawlatābād and Šōlgara or Boynaqara).

Balḵ province was created in 1343 Š./1964 out of the former and much larger province of Mazār-e Šarīf.

See Table 16 and Table 17 for compilation of main available data about population and land use in the province, districts, and subdistricts.