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City profile · Afghanistan · Asia

Shibirghān

Jowzjan · Afghanistan
City population
55,641
#19
in Afghanistan
#1
in Jowzjan
#10,330
worldwide
KabulShibirghān
36.668, 65.753 · 390 km from Kabul
City population
55,641
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Afghanistan
#19
of 53 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#10,330
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Afghanistan
0.1%
of the national population

About Shibirghān

Shibirghān is a city in Jowzjan, Afghanistan with a population of 55,641. It is the 19th largest of the 53 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Afghanistan, and the 10,330th largest worldwide. It lies 390 km from Kabul.

Position in Afghanistan
#19of 53
LargestSmallest
Position in Jowzjan
#1of 2
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Afghanistan
Region
Jowzjan
Rank in region
#1of 2
Distance to capital
390 km
to Kabul
Elevation
360 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Kabul
Coordinates
36.668, 65.753
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.

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