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City profile · Afghanistan · Asia

Balkh

Balkh · Afghanistan
City population
114,883
#8
in Afghanistan
#2
in Balkh
#5,012
worldwide
KabulBalkh
36.756, 66.897 · 322 km from Kabul
City population
114,883
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Afghanistan
#8
of 53 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#5,012
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Afghanistan
0.3%
of the national population

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.

Position in Afghanistan
#8of 53
LargestSmallest
Position in Balkh
#2of 3
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Afghanistan
Region
Balkh
Rank in region
#2of 3
Distance to capital
322 km
to Kabul
Elevation
348 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
36.756, 66.897
Record updated
2026-04-16
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.

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