Map of Sar-e Pul, Afghanistan

Sar-e Pul is the administrative centre of Sar-e Pol Province, Afghanistan, with a population of about 52,121. It lies at 36.2154°N, 65.9325°E. Sar-e Pul is about 349 km (217 mi) northwest of Kabul, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Shibirghān, 53 km to the north.

Sar-e Pul at a glance

Where is Sar-e Pul?

• The 21st largest city in Afghanistan by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 41 min on the shortest day to 14 h 38 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Sar-e Pul

• Shibirghān — 53 km north
• Balkh — 105 km northeast
• Maymana — 108 km west
• Andkhōy — 109 km northwest
• Mazār-e Sharīf — 119 km northeast
• Tirmiz — 164 km northeast, Uzbekistan
• Khulm — 167 km east
• Gowurdak — 178 km north, Turkmenistan
• Kerki — 191 km north, Turkmenistan
• Bāmyān — 231 km southeast

Largest cities in Afghanistan

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

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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.