Chawkay District is situated in the central part of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. The population was reported in 2006 as 31,600. The district center is the village of Chawkay (34°41′46″N 70°55′29″E / 34.6961°N 70.9247°E / 34.6961; 70.9247) at 726 m elevation in the valley of the Kunar River. Roughly 80% of the houses in the district were destroyed during the wars.