Demographics
The population of this province is 393,800 people in which over 96% people are Pashtuns.
15000 people (1.8%) are Uzbeks; and about 5,000 people speak some other languages. These are most probably Hazaras or Baloch.
There are also a influentable and important Tajik population in Urgun.
The overwhelming majority of Paktika's population (around 99%) live in rural districts. The capital city, Sharana, has around 54,400 inhabitants. The majority of Pakikta's Districts have between 25,000 and 55,000 inhabitants. Only two districts, Nika and Turwo have less than 20,000 inhabitants, with a little more than 15,000 apiece. Two of the least mountainous districts, Urgun and neighboring Barmal have nearly 90,000 inhabitants each. There are around 115,000 households, with eight members apiece, in the Province.
Most of the Population is Sunni Muslim, and belongs to the Hanafi School.
Some tribes in Paktika may be pastoral.
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