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Mata Khan متا خان
District
Mata Khan district (in purple) within the province of Paktika.
Mata KhanLocation in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 33°17′49″N 68°53′10″E / 33.2969°N 68.8861°E / 33.2969; 68.8861
Country	Afghanistan
Province	Paktika
Population
• Total	26,720
Time zone	UTC+4:30

Mata Khan District (Pashto: متا خان ولسوالۍ, Persian: ولسوالی متاخان) is a district of Paktika Province, Afghanistan. The district is within the heartland of the Andar tribe of Ghilji Pashtuns. The estimated population in 2019 was 26,720.

Mata Khan District is located in the northern part of Paktika province, bordering Paktia's Zurmat District and Ghazni's Andar District. It's postal/zip code is 2459.

References

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 11 April 2020.

v t e Paktika Province
Capital: Sharana
Districts	Barmal Dila Gayan Gomal Janikhel Khairkot Mata Khan Nika Omna Sar Hawza Sharana Surobi Terwa Urgun Wazakhwa Wor Mamay Yahyakhel Yusufkhel Zerok
Populated places	Angur Ada De Mulla Samandar Sahib Kelay Dila Khairkot Nangar Khel Shkin Urgun Wazakhwa Yahya Kheyl Zerok
Other	Governors Barmal District Gomal River Sharana Airstrip

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