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City profile · Afghanistan · Asia

Nīlī

Daykundi · Afghanistan
City population
30,058
#33
in Afghanistan
#17,987
worldwide
KabulNīlī
33.722, 66.130 · 294 km from Kabul
City population
30,058
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Afghanistan
#33
of 53 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#17,987
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Afghanistan
0.1%
of the national population

About Nīlī

Nīlī is a city in Daykundi, Afghanistan with a population of 30,058. It is the 33rd largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 17,987th largest worldwide. It lies 294 km from Kabul.

Position in Afghanistan
#33of 53
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Afghanistan
Region
Daykundi
Distance to capital
294 km
to Kabul
Elevation
2,022 m
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
33.722, 66.130
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.

Nearby Cities

All 53 in Afghanistan

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