Omna District (Pashto: اومنه ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی اومنه) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Sulaimankhel tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns.[1] The estimated population in 2019 was 23,400.[2]

Omna
اومنه
District
Afghan Local Police and other Afghan National Security Forces drive up a mountain pass in Omna district 2014.
Afghan Local Police and other Afghan National Security Forces drive up a mountain pass in Omna district 2014.
Omna is located in Afghanistan
Omna
Omna
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 32°57′52.34″N 68°56′28.97″E / 32.9645389°N 68.9413806°E / 32.9645389; 68.9413806
Country Afghanistan
ProvincePaktika
Population
 (2019)
 • Total23,400
Time zoneUTC+4:30

References

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  1. ^ Paktika Province Tribal Map (Page 11). Naval Postgraduate School.
  2. ^ "Estimated Population of Afghanistan 2019-20" (PDF). Central Statistics Organization. 18 November 2019. p. 22. Retrieved 12 April 2020.