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Sar-e Pol is a city in Afghanistan that serves as the capital of Sar-e Pol Province. The city is situated at an elevation of 888 meters above sea level and covers an area of 29.9 square kilometers. Its population is recorded as 51,075. The native label for the city is سر پل.
The location is described in the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. While one source lists the elevation as 657 meters and the name as Shahr-e Now, the primary administrative designation remains Sar-e Pol. The city is located within the administrative territorial entity of Sar-e Pol.
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- Locality
- سر پل
- Region
- سرپل
- Country
- افغانستان
- Population
- 52,121
- Timezone
- Asia/Kabul
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Province
- Sar-e Pol
- District
- Sar-e Pol
- Type
- Municipality
- Mayor
- Qari Abdul Vakil Moaz
- Land
- 30 km (12 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 657 m (2,156 ft)
- Provincial capital
- 134,809
- Density
- 4,500/km (12,000/sq mi)
- Urban
- 39,668
- Rural
- 66,932
- Time zone
- UTC+04:30 ( Afghanistan Time )
- Iso 3166 code
- AF-SRP
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Afghanistan
- Located in
- Sar-e Pol
- Population
- 51075
- Area
- 29.9
- Elevation
- 888
- Capital of
- Sar-e Pol
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- native label
- سر پل
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- glass fiber
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Encyclopedic overview
Sar-e-Pol (Pashto, Dari: سر پل; lit. 'bridge head'), also written as Sar-i-Pul, and historically known as Anbar (Pashto, Dari: انبر), is a city in northern Afghanistan, serving as the capital of Sar-e-Pol Province. The city is within the jurisdiction of Sar-e-Pol District and has an estimated population of 134,809 people (2025). Qari Abdul Vakil Moaz serves as the mayor of the city.
Sar-e-Pol sits at an elevation of about 2,155 ft (657 m) above sea level. It is connected by a road network with Sheberghan to the north, Tukzar to the southeast, and Maimana to the southwest. Its distance from Kabul is about 349 km (217 mi). Security is provided by the Afghan National Police.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sar-e Pol” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.