City profile · Afghanistan · Asia
Sar-e Pul
Sar-e Pol Province · Afghanistan
City population
52,121
#21
in Afghanistan
#1
in Sar-e Pol Province
#11,007
worldwide
36.215, 65.932 · 349 km from Kabul
About Sar-e Pul
Sar-e Pul is a city in Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan with a population of 52,121. It is the 21st largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 11,007th largest worldwide. It lies 349 km from Kabul.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Sar-e Pol Province
Rank in region
#1of 2
Elevation
657 m
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
36.215, 65.932
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 AfghanistanClosest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.