Zazai District Explained

Zazi District (Pushto; Pashto: ځاځي ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی جاجی), also called Jaji, Dzadzi or Aryob, is a district in Paktia Province, Afghanistan.[1] The main town is Aryob. The district is within the heartland of the Zazi tribe of Pashtuns.[2]

Demographics and population

Like in the rest of Afghanistan, no exact population numbers are available. The Afghan Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation & Development (MRRD) along with UNHCR and Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Afghanistan estimated the population of Zazi district to be around 45,923 (CSO 2004).[1] According to the same sources, but according to the local tribe estimation and counting, the total population of Zazai(Pushto; Pashto: ځاځي ) is in two district of Ahmad Khel and Aryub 375000 in 2016 (Malak Aziz Khan from Larliwani village), Pashtuns make up 100% of the total population.

See also

References

  1. http://www.mrrd-nabdp.org/DDP/Paktia/Laji%20Mangal%20district%20Summary.pdf Jaji District Development Plan - MRRD
  2. https://www.nps.edu/documents/105988371/107571254/East_tribal_map07.pdf/e48b5c16-800d-42bb-9e24-3d84ac394666 Paktia Province Tribal Map (Page 12)