City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Rustāq
Takhar · Afghanistan
City population
25,636
#36
in Afghanistan
#2
in Takhar
#20,616
worldwide
37.126, 69.830 · 295 km from Kabul
About Rustāq
Rustāq is a city in Takhar, Afghanistan with a population of 25,636. It is the 36th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 20,616th largest worldwide. It lies 295 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Takhar
Rank in region
#2of 3
Coordinates
37.126, 69.830
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.