Map of Kandahār, Afghanistan

Kandahār is the administrative centre of Kandahar, Afghanistan, with a population of about 523,300. It lies at 31.6133°N, 65.7101°E. Kandahār is about 457 km (284 mi) southwest of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Chaman, 105 km to the southeast.

Kandahār at a glance

Where is Kandahār?

• The 3rd largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 05 min on the shortest day to 14 h 13 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kandahār

• Chaman — 105 km southeast, Pakistan
• Gereshk — 110 km west
• Lashkar Gāh — 127 km west
• Quetta — 201 km southeast, Pakistan
• Nushki — 231 km south, Pakistan
• Mach — 249 km southeast, Pakistan
• Loralai — 308 km southeast, Pakistan
• Sibi — 310 km southeast, Pakistan
• Ghazni — 333 km northeast
• Farah — 349 km west

Largest cities in Afghanistan

• Kabul — 4,434,550
• Herāt — 574,300
• Mazār-e Sharīf — 523,300
• Jalālābād — 271,900
• Kunduz — 161,902
• Ghazni — 141,000
• Balkh — 114,883
• Baghlān — 108,449
• Gardez — 103,601
• Khōst — 96,123

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.