City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Charikar
Parwan · Afghanistan
City population
53,676
#20
in Afghanistan
#1
in Parwan
#10,693
worldwide
35.014, 69.171 · 54 km from Kabul
About Charikar
Charikar is a city in Parwan, Afghanistan with a population of 53,676. It is the 20th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 10,693rd largest worldwide. It lies 54 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Parwan
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
1,554 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
35.014, 69.171
Record updated
2026-04-13
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.