List of cities in Afghanistan facts for kids

Kabul is the only city in Afghanistan with over a million residents

Herat is the second largest city and is located in western Afghanistan

Mazar-i-Sharif is the third largest city and is located in northern Afghanistan

Jalalabad, the fifth-largest city, located in eastern Afghanistan

The only city in Afghanistan with over 1 million people is its capital, Kabul. The rest are smaller cities and towns. According to the National Statistic and Information Authority of Afghanistan (NSIA), an estimated total number of people living inside Afghanistan was 32,225,560 in 2020. Of this, around 7.8 million were reported to be living in urban areas and the rest in rural or countryside.

List

The chart below shows 18 cities of Afghanistan with a population over 70,000, by order of population.

Ancient names

Ancient names of places or cities in Afghanistan:

Gallery

• Images of smaller Afghan cities and towns
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  Lashkargah, capital of Helmand Province in southern Afghanistan

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  Section of Ghazni, capital of Ghazni Province

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  Khost, capital of Khost Province in the east of the country

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  Fayzabad, capital of Badakhshan Province of Afghanistan

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  Zaranj, capital of Nimruz Province in southwestern Afghanistan

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  Qalat, the capital of Zabul Province in the south of the country

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  Asadabad, capital of Kunar Province in the east of the country

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Ciudades de Afganistán por población para niños

• Provinces of Afghanistan
• Districts of Afghanistan
• List of places in Afghanistan
• Demography of Afghanistan