Samangan Province - Demographics

Demographics

The total population of Samangan province is about 368,800, which is predominately rural with only 7% living in urban centres. The major ethnic group in the province is Tajik followed by Uzbek, Pashtun, Hazara, Arab and Tatar. Roughly 72.5% people of the province speak Dari and 22.1% people speak Uzbeki as their native language. Pashto is the mother toung of the Pashtuns. Many people throughout the country are bilingual or multi-lingual. All inhabitants follow Islam, with majority being Sunni while the Shi'as make up the minority.