City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Balkh
City population
114,883
#8
in Afghanistan
#2
in Balkh
#5,012
worldwide
36.756, 66.897 · 322 km from Kabul
About Balkh
Balkh is a city in Balkh, Afghanistan with a population of 114,883. It is the 8th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 5,012th largest worldwide. It lies 322 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Balkh
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
36.756, 66.897
Record updated
16 April 2026
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
Nearby Cities
All 53 in AfghanistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.