Province in Afghanistan Samangan سمنگان Province Samangan Province Location of Samangan within Afghanistan Country Afghanistan Capital Aybak Government • Governor Mawlavi Abdurrahman[1] • Deputy Governor Abdul Manan[2] Area • Total 11,262 km2 (4,348 sq mi) Population (2021)[3] • Total 438,235 • Density 39/km2 (100/sq mi) Time zone UTC+04:30 (Afghanistan Time) ISO 3166 code AF-SAM Main language(s) Persian, Uzbeki and Turkmeni