iv. Modern Province

Bāmīān province (welāyat) of central Afghanistan covers 17,411 km². It is presently (1363 Š./1984) divided into four districts (woloswālī) and one subdistrict (ʿalāqadārī). The only locality with urban status is the provincial center, Bāmīān (see above). The province of Bāmīān was created in 1343 Š./1964 out of the former provinces of Kabul and Parvān (= Šamālī).

Table 19, Table 20, and Table 21 contain the main available data about present population and land use in the province, districts, and subdistrict.